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Pachymegalodus nimassicus

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Taxonomy
Pachymegalodus nimassicus was named by Krumbeck (1923). It is not extant. Its type locality is Fatu Nimassi, which is in a Pliensbachian carbonate limestone in Indonesia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Pachymegalodus nimassicus Krumbeck

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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
genusPachymegalodusMorris and Lycett 1850
speciesnimassicus

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.

†Pachymegalodus nimassicus Krumbeck 1923
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Life habit: semi-infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 08:30:28
Modified: 2007-09-07 10:30:28
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pliensbachian or 190.80000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Indonesia (Timor) Pachymegalodus nimassicus (205685 type locality: 205686)