†Megalodon (Megalodon) Sowerby 1827 (clam)
Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae
Sowerby (1827) is proper authority for the genus Megalodon, but I could not track down who first created the nominate subgenus Megalodon (Megalodon).
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Parent taxon: Megalodon according to Sowerby 1827
Sister taxa: Megalodon abbreviatus, Megalodon cassianus, Megalodon hungaricum, Megalodon klipsteinii, Megalodon longjiangensis, Megalodon pumilus, Megalodon rostratiforme, Megalodon yanceyi, Megalodus
Subtaxa: none
Type: Megalodon cucullatus
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Megalodon (Megalodon) in the database