IRMNG - Megalodontidae Konow, 1897

IRMNG name details

Megalodontidae Konow, 1897

IRMNG_ID

109633 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:109633)

Classification

Status

unaccepted

Accepted name

Megalodontesidae Konow, 1897

Rank

Family

Parent

Hymenoptera

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Junior homonym of Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca), spelling amended to Megalodontesidae by ICZN Opinion...

Taxonomic remark Junior homonym of Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca), spelling amended to Megalodontesidae by ICZN Opinion 1829, 1996 [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2023). Megalodontidae Konow, 1897. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=109633 on 2025-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (3)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

source of synonymy ICZN. (1996). Opinion 1829. Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia). <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 53(1): 66-67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12250253 [details]

extant flag source Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Hexapoda (Subphylum) > Insecta (Class) > Pterygota (Subclass) > Neoptera (Infraclass) > Holometabola (Superorder) > Hymenoptera (Order) > Symphyta (Suborder) > Megalodontoidea (Superfamily) > Megalodontidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Ants/bees/wasps, terrestrial (Parker) [details]

Taxonomic remark Junior homonym of Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca), spelling amended to Megalodontesidae by ICZN Opinion 1829, 1996 [details]