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Neomegalodon boeckhi

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Taxonomy
Megalodus boeckhi was named by Hoernes (1898). It is not extant. Its type locality is Aranyos Valley, Veszprém, which is in a Carnian marine dolomite in the Fődolomit Formation of Hungary.

It was recombined as Megalodon boeckhi by Diener (1923); it was recombined as Neomegalodon boeckhi by Tichy and Schramm (1983).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Megalodus boeckhi Hoernes
1923Megalodon boeckhi Diener
1983Neomegalodon boeckhi Tichy and Schramm

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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
speciesboeckhi(Hoernes 1898)

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 boeckhi Hoernes 1898
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Diagnosis
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