IRMNG - Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 †

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Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 †

IRMNG_ID

100901 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100901)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Megalodontida †

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Genus Conchodon Stoppani, 1865 †
Genus Megalodon Sowerby, 1827 †
Genus Protomegalodon Voskova, 1971 †
Genus Rhaetomegalodon Vegh-Neubrandt, 1970 †
Genus Conchodus Tausch, 1891 † accepted as Conchodon Stoppani, 1865 †
Genus Megaladon Link, 1830 † (Misspelling)
Genus Megalodonta Goldfuss, 1832 † (Misspelling)
Genus Megalodus Goldfuss, 1837 † (Unjustified (?) emendation)
Genus Pterocardium Rollier, 1912 † accepted as Pterocardia Bayan, 1874 †
Genus Quemocuomegalodon Yao, Sha & Zhang in Yao, Sha, Duan, Niu, Zeng & Zhang, 2003 † (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Triadomegalodon Erzsebet, 1974 † (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

marine

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Senior homonym of Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Hexapoda), latter now = Megalodontesidae (ICZN Opinion 1829, 1996)

Taxonomic remark Senior homonym of Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Hexapoda), latter now = Megalodontesidae (ICZN Opinion 1829, 1996) [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2023). Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100901 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2006-11-13 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-10-12 06:56:42Z

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Sources (3)
Notes (3)

basis of record Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

From other sources

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Bivalvia (Class) > Heterodonta (Subclass) > Hippuritoida (Order) > Megalodontidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Silurian (Llandovery)-Jurassic (Bathonian) [details]

Taxonomic remark Senior homonym of Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Hexapoda), latter now = Megalodontesidae (ICZN Opinion 1829, 1996) [details]