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Megalodon yanceyi

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Taxonomy
Megalodon yanceyi was named by Nakazawa (2002). Its type specimen is HP100025 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is H.S. Lee Mine No. 8, just above alatoconchid zone, Kinta Valley, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the H. S. Lee Formation of Malaysia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Megalodon yanceyi Nakazawa p. 69 figs. 3A-C, 4A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderMegalodontidaStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyMegalodontoidea(Morris 1853)
familyMegalodontidaeMorris 1853
genusMegalodon
speciesyanceyi

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Megalodon yanceyi Nakazawa 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: stationaryf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2025-05-16 23:42:40
Modified: 2025-05-16 23:44:10
Source: f = family
Reference: Foote et al. 2024

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Malaysia (Perak) Megalodon yanceyi (type locality: 51562)