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Neomegalodon

Description

Neomegalodon is an extinct genus of bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Megalodontidae.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4591974https://www.gbif.org/species/4591974
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)18616https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=18616
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : Neomegalodon
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
genusNeomegalodonGümbel 1862
Scientific NameNeomegalodon Gümbel, 1862
Name Published InS. B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Kl., 45 (1)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Neomegalodongenusbelongs to Hippuritoidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Neomegalodongenusbelongs to Megalodontidaestated without evidenceKiessling, 2003
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)7
First Recorded Appearance242 - 237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance209 - 201 Ma
Mesozoic
Motilitystationary (based on Megalodontoidea)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Megalodontoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Megalodontoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neomegalodon

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Cardium triquetrum
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Megalodon hoernesi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Neomegalodon boeckhi
species
listed (PBDB)19237 Ma
Middle Triassic
209 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neomegalodon cornutus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
1228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neomegalodon hoernesi
species
listed (PBDB)17237 Ma
Middle Triassic
228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Neomegalodon stoppanii
species
listed (PBDB)2237 Ma
Middle Triassic
237 Ma
Middle Triassic
Neomegalodon triqueter
species
listed (PBDB)14237 Ma
Middle Triassic
228 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Rossiodus columbella
species
listed (PBDB)3237 Ma
Middle Triassic
235 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Neomegalodus Stefano, 1912GBIFgenusAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Megalodontida : Megalodontidae : Neomegalodus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1864Neomegalodon Guembel
1912Gemmellarodus di Stefano
1965Rossiodus Allasinaz
1977Gemmellarodus Allasinaz and Zardini p. 91
1999Rossiodus Yancey and Stanley
2002Neomegalodon Sepkoski, Jr.
2003Gemmellarodus Kiessling
2003Neomegalodon Kiessling
2014Neomegalodon Ros-Franch et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Allasinaz A., Zardini R. (1977) Megalodontidae e Dicerocardiidae del Triassico Superiore di Cortina d'Ampezzo [Megalodontidae and Dicerocardiidae from the Upper Triassic of Cortina d'Ampezzo], Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia, Memoria 15, 4-144
Yancey T. E., Stanley G. D. (1999) Giant alatoform bivalves in the Upper Triassic of western North America, Palaeontology 42 1, 1-23
Kiessling W. (2003) Personal data
Ros-Franch S., Márquez-Aliaga A., et al (2014) Comprehensive database on Induan (Lower Triassic) to Sinemurian (Lower Jurassic) marine bivalve genera and their paleobiogeographic record, Paleontological Contributions 8, 1-219
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
S. B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Kl., 45 (1) - 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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