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Neomegalodon

Bivalvia - Megalodontida - Megalodontidae

Taxonomy
Neomegalodon was named by Guembel (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Tr Rhae]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Megalodontidae by Kiessling (2003) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Neomegalodon Guembel
1912Gemmellarodus di Stefano
1965Rossiodus Allasinaz
1977Gemmellarodus Allasinaz and Zardini p. 91
1999Rossiodus Yancey and Stanley
2002Neomegalodon Sepkoski
2003Gemmellarodus Kiessling
2003Neomegalodon Kiessling
2014Neomegalodon Ros-Franch et al.

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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
genusNeomegalodonGuembel 1864

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. †Neomegalodon Guembel 1864
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Neomegalodon boeckhi Hoernes 1898
Neomegalodon cornutus Yao et al. 2007
Neomegalodon hoernesi Frech 1904
Neomegalodon stoppanii Frech 1912
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Invalid names: Megalodus columbella Guembel 1900 [replaced]
Neomegalodon triqueter Wulfen 1793
Invalid names: Gemmellarodus di Stefano 1912 [synonym], Rossiodus Allasinaz 1965 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available