Megalodon abbreviatus von Schlotheim 1820 (clam)

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Alternative combination: Bucardites abbreviatus

Synonym: Megalodon cucullatus Sowerby 1827

Full reference: E.F. von Schlotheim. 1820. Die Petrfactendunde auf ihrem jetzigen Standpunkte durch die Beshreibung seiner Sammlung versteinerter und fossiler Überreste des Thier- und Pflanzernreichs der Vorwelt erläutert 1-457

Belongs to Megalodon according to G. F. Whidborne 1892

See also Sowerby 1827 and von Schlotheim 1820

Sister taxa: Megalodon cassianus, Megalodon hungaricum, Megalodon klipsteinii, Megalodon longjiangensis, Megalodon rostratiforme, Megalodon yanceyi, Megalodus

Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Germany (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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