Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Full reference: L. Krumbeck. 1913. Obere Trias von Buru und Misól (Die Fogi-Schichten und Asphaltschiefer West-Burus und der Athyridenkalk des Misól-Archipels). Palaeontographica Supplement 4(2):1-162
Belongs to Megalodon according to R. G. S. Hudson and R. P. S. Jefferies 1961
See also Krumbeck 1913
Sister taxa: Megalodon abbreviatus, Megalodon cassianus, Megalodon hungaricum, Megalodon klipsteinii, Megalodon longjiangensis, Megalodon yanceyi, Megalodus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Bilkófan, Waftau, western Buru Island, which is in a Lacian carbonate sandstone in the Fogi Formation of Indonesia
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Indonesia (1 collection), the United Arab Emirates (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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