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Neomegalodon stoppanii

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Taxonomy
Megalodus stoppanii was named by Frech (1912). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Neomegalodon stoppanii by Tichy (1980).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. complanatus, N. guembeli, N. laczkoi, N. lunatus

Synonyms
  • Megalodus columbella was named by Guembel (1900). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nassereith, which is in a Triassic carbonate limestone in Austria.

    It was replaced with Megalodus stoppanii by Frech (1912).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Megalodus columbella Guembel
1912Megalodus stoppanii Frech
1980Neomegalodon stoppanii Tichy

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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
genusNeomegalodonGuembel 1864
speciesstoppanii()

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.

†Neomegalodon stoppanii Frech 1912
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Invalid names: Megalodus columbella Guembel 1900 [replaced]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Germany Neomegalodon stoppanii (69398)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Austria (Tyrol) Megalodus columbella (203330)