| Neomegalodon Temporal range:
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| Fossil shell of Neomegalodon from Triassic of Italy | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | † Megalodontida |
| Superfamily: | † Megalodontoidea |
| Family: | † Megalodontidae |
| Genus: | †
Neomegalodon Guembel, 1864 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Neomegalodon is an extinct genus of bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Megalodontidae. [1]
Species
- † Neomegalodon cornutus Yao et al. 2007
- † Neomegalodon triqueter Wulfen 1793
Fossil record
Fossils of Neomegalodon have been found in the Triassic (age range: from 235.0 to 201.6 million years ago). They are known from various localities of Italy, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Tajikistan and United States. [2]
References
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| Neomegalodon Temporal range:
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| Fossil shell of Neomegalodon from Triassic of Italy | |
|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Bivalvia |
| Order: | † Megalodontida |
| Superfamily: | † Megalodontoidea |
| Family: | † Megalodontidae |
| Genus: | †
Neomegalodon Guembel, 1864 |
| Species | |
|
See text. | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Neomegalodon is an extinct genus of bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Megalodontidae. [1]
Species
- † Neomegalodon cornutus Yao et al. 2007
- † Neomegalodon triqueter Wulfen 1793
Fossil record
Fossils of Neomegalodon have been found in the Triassic (age range: from 235.0 to 201.6 million years ago). They are known from various localities of Italy, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Tajikistan and United States. [2]
References
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| This article about a prehistoric bivalve is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |