†Megalodon longjiangensis Liang 1980 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Full reference: Z. F. Liang. 1980. Mollusca. Paleontological Atlas of Northeast China 1:429-484
Belongs to Megalodon according to Z. F. Liang 1980
Sister taxa: Megalodon abbreviatus, Megalodon cassianus, Megalodon hungaricum, Megalodon klipsteinii, Megalodon rostratiforme, Megalodon yanceyi, Megalodus
Type specimen: Bi10079. Its type locality is Xinlin Gongshe, Longjiang County, which is in a Capitanian marine horizon in the Liutiagou Formation of China.
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Xinlin Gongshe, Longjiang County
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