†Neomegalodon boeckhi Hoernes 1898 (clam)
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Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Alternative combinations: Megalodon boeckhi, Megalodus boeckhi
Belongs to Neomegalodon according to G. Tichy and J.-M. Schramm 1983
See also Frech 1912
Sister taxa: Neomegalodon cornutus, Neomegalodon hoernesi, Neomegalodon stoppanii, Neomegalodon triqueter, Rossiodus columbella
Type specimen: Its type locality is Aranyos Valley, Veszprém, which is in a Carnian marine dolomite in the Fődolomit Formation of Hungary
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Austria (3 collections), Hungary (13), Italy (2)
Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences
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