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Megalomphala
Taxonomy
Megalomphala was named by Ulrich and Scofield (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l D Fame Sepkoski's reference number: 362]. It is not extant.
It was reranked as Bellerophon (Megalomphala) by Perner (1903).
It was assigned to Bucaniidae by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); to Bellerophon by Perner (1903); to Bucaniides by Knight et al. (1960); to Bucaniinae by Koken and Perner (1925) and Peel (1991); and to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was reranked as Bellerophon (Megalomphala) by Perner (1903).
It was assigned to Bucaniidae by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); to Bellerophon by Perner (1903); to Bucaniides by Knight et al. (1960); to Bucaniinae by Koken and Perner (1925) and Peel (1991); and to Bellerophontida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1897 | Megalomphala Ulrich and Scofield |
| 1903 | Bellerophon (Megalomphala) Perner p. 161 |
| 1925 | Megalomphala Koken and Perner |
| 1960 | Megalomphala Knight et al. p. 180 |
| 1991 | Megalomphala Peel p. 96 |
| 2002 | Megalomphala Sepkoski |
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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.
G. †Megalomphala Ulrich and Scofield 1897
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†Megalomphala carinata Ebbestad 1999
†Megalomphala contorta d'Eichwald 1856
†Megalomphala crassa Koken 1896
†Megalomphala crassiuscula Koken 1897
†Megalomphala cycloides Koken 1896
†Megalomphala dawesi Peel 1991
†Megalomphala gotlandica Peel 1991
†Megalomphala latissima Koken 1897
†Megalomphala marjorae Peel 1991
†Megalomphala pinguis Koken and Perner 1925
†Megalomphala planorbiformis Koken 1897
†Megalomphala salpinx Koken 1897
†Megalomphala septentrionale Poulsen 1974
†Megalomphala taenia Lindström 1884
†Megalomphala wilfredi Peel 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available