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Megalodon

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)3247806https://www.gbif.org/species/3247806
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)18606https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18606
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : Megalodon
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassHeteroconchia
-CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
-CardioniFerussac 1822
-CardiidiaFerussac 1822
-CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea
familyMegalodontidaeMorris 1853
genusMegalodonSowerby 1827
Scientific NameMegalodon Sowerby, 1827
Name Published InThe mineral conchology of Great Britain, part 97 (vol. 6), p. 131
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Megalodongenusbelongs to Hippuritoidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Megalodongenusbelongs to Megalodontidaestated without evidenceKiessling, 2003
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)8
First Recorded Appearance416 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
Last Recorded Appearance190 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Motilitystationary (based on Megalodontoidea)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Megalodontoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Megalodontoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J.d.C. Sowerby. 1827. No. XCVII of the mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 6(47):87-156

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Bucardites abbreviatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Megalodon abbreviatus
species
listed (PBDB)2393 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian
388 Ma
Middle Devonian
Megalodon cassianus
species
listed (PBDB)1235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Megalodon cucullatus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Megalodon hungaricum
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Megalodon klipsteinii
species
listed (PBDB)2242 Ma
Middle Triassic
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Megalodon longjiangensis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1265 Ma
Permian
265 Ma
Permian
Megalodon rostratiforme
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
2228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
222 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Megalodon yanceyi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1279 Ma
Permian
279 Ma
Permian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1827Megalodon Sowerby p. 132
2002Megalodon Sepkoski, Jr.
2003Megalodon Kiessling
2010Megalodon Bouchet et al.

References

Sowerby J.d.C. No. XCVII of the mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth, The mineral conchology of Great Britain 6 47, 87-156
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data
Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201
Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1829 Megalodontidae Konow, 1897 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Megalodontesidae, so removing the homonymy with Megalodontidae Morris & Lycett, 1853 (Mollusca, Bivalvia).Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 53(1), 66-67 (1996) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology
Min. Conch., 6 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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