Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Alternative spelling: Megalodon (Neomegalodon)
Synonyms: Gemmellarodus di Stefano 1912, Rossiodus Allasinaz 1965
Parent taxon: Megalodontidae according to S. Ros-Franch et al. 2014
See also Allasinaz and Zardini 1977, Cox et al. 1969, Kiessling 2003, Sepkoski 2002 and Yancey and Stanley 1999
Sister taxa: Conchodon, Cumularia, Eomegalodus, Megalodon, Megalomoidea, Pachyrisma, Paramegalodus, Pomarangina, Protodiceras, Protomegalodon, Quemocuomegalodon, Rhaetomegalodon, Triadomegalodon
Subtaxa: Neomegalodon boeckhi Neomegalodon cornutus Neomegalodon hoernesi Neomegalodon stoppanii Neomegalodon triqueter Rossiodus columbella
Type: Cardium triquetrum
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (13 collections), China (1), Germany (1), Hungary (24), Italy (13), Tajikistan (1), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 54 collections including 138 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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