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Megalodontidae
Taxonomy
Megalodontidae was named by Morris (1853) [m. kosnik taxon no: 5030].
It was assigned to Megalodontacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); and to Megalodontoidea by Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Megalodontacea by Newell (1965) and Vokes (1980); and to Megalodontoidea by Nevesskaja (2009), Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1853 | Megalodontidae Morris |
| 1965 | Megalodontidae Newell p. 19 |
| 1980 | Megalodontidae Vokes p. 193 |
| 2009 | Megalodontidae Nevesskaja |
| 2010 | Megalodontidae Bouchet et al. |
| 2011 | Megalodontidae Carter et al. p. 14 |
| 2014 | Megalodontidae Ros-Franch et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Megalodontidae Morris 1853
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G. †Ampezzania Allasinaz and Zardini 1977
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†Ampezzania subovata Allasinaz and Zardini 1977
†Ampezzania zardinii Allasinaz and Zardini 1977
G. †Conchodon Stoppani 1865
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†Conchodon infraliasicus Schafhäutl 1863
Invalid names: Lycodus Schafhäutl 1863 [replaced]
G. †Cumularia
G. †Eomegalodus
G. †Megalodon Sowerby 1827
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†Megalodon abbreviatus von Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Megalodon cucullatus Sowerby 1827 [synonym]
†Megalodon cassianus Hoernes 1895
†Megalodon hungaricum Kutassy 1933
†Megalodon klipsteinii Bittner 1895
†Megalodon longjiangensis Liang 1980
†Megalodon rostratiforme Krumbeck 1913
†Megalodon yanceyi Nakazawa 2002
Invalid names: Megalodus Goldfuss 1836 [nomen vanum]
G. †Neomegalodon Guembel 1864
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†Neomegalodon boeckhi Hoernes 1898
†Neomegalodon cornutus Yao et al. 2007
†Neomegalodon hoernesi Frech 1904
†Neomegalodon triqueter Wulfen 1793
Invalid names: Gemmellarodus di Stefano 1912 [synonym], Rossiodus Allasinaz 1965 [synonym]
G. †Pachyrisma Morris and Lycett 1850
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Subg. †Pachyrisma (Pachymegalodon) Gümbel 1862
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†Pachymegalodus nimassicus Krumbeck 1923
†Pachymegalodus timorensis Wanner 1910
Subg. †Pachyrisma (Pachyrismella)
†Pachyrisma grande Morris and Lycett 1850
†Pachyrisma rimosum Münster 1841
G. †Paramegalodus Cox 1969
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†Paramegalodus eupalliatum Frech 1912
†Paramegalodus prolatus Allasinaz 1977
†Paramegalodus travenanzensis Allasinaz 1977
G. †Protodiceras Böhm 1892
G. †Protomegalodon
G. †Quemocuomegalodon Yao et al. 2003
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†Quemocuomegalodon circularis Yao et al. 2007
†Quemocuomegalodon longitatus Yao et al. 2003
†Quemocuomegalodon orientus Yao et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available