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Megalodon abbreviatus

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Taxonomy
Bucardites abbreviatus was named by von Schlotheim (1820).

It was recombined as Megalodon abbreviatus by Whidborne (1892).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Bucardites abbreviatus von Schlotheim p. 207
1827Megalodon cucullatus Sowerby p. 132 figs. pI. dlxviii
1892Megalodon abbreviatus Whidborne pp. 31 - 32

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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
speciesabbreviatus()

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 abbreviatus von Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Megalodon cucullatus Sowerby 1827 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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