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Megalomoidea

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Taxonomy
Megalomoidea is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Megalodontidae by Cox et al. (1969); and to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Megalomus Hall
1969Megalomoidea Cox et al. p. N745
2002Megalomoidea Sepkoski

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

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.

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Invalid names: Megalomus Hall 1852 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available