Megalodontidae
Also known as: zubačkovité
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Bivalvia |
| Order | Megalodontida |
| Family | Megalodontidae |
| Published in | Morris, J., & Lycett, J. (1853). A Monograph of the mollusca from the Great Oolite, chiefly from Minchinhampton and the coast of Yorkshire. Part II: Bivalves. Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society, 148 pp., 15 pls. https://www.molluscabase.org/aphi |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 103 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 188 |
| GBIF key | 3247801 |
Genera in Megalodontidae
- Neomegalodon — 55 species: Neomegalodon amplus, Neomegalodon anceps, Neomegalodon angulatus, Neomegalodon arcuatus, Neomegalodon biapicatus, Neomegalodon boeckhi, Neomegalodon buchii, Neomegalodon carpaticus
- Triadomegalodon — 14 species: Triadomegalodon ampezzanus, Triadomegalodon canadensis, Triadomegalodon cassianus, Triadomegalodon compressus, Triadomegalodon damesi, Triadomegalodon desioi, Triadomegalodon gryphoides, Triadomegalodon idrianus
- Megalodon — 13 species: Megalodon angustus, Megalodon columbella, Megalodon cucullatus, Megalodon hungaricum, Megalodon jomdaensis, Megalodon longjiangensis, Megalodon ovatus, Megalodon protractus
- Rhaetomegalodon — 9 species: Rhaetomegalodon acutareatus, Rhaetomegalodon bajotensis, Rhaetomegalodon cultridens, Rhaetomegalodon gibber, Rhaetomegalodon incisus, Rhaetomegalodon minigheli, Rhaetomegalodon tatricus, Rhaetomegalodon triangulatus
- Conchodon — 4 species: Conchodon giganteus, Conchodon goeteli, Conchodon incurvatus, Conchodon infraliasicus
- Paramegalodus — 4 species: Paramegalodus eupalliatus, Paramegalodus prolatus, Paramegalodus travenanzensis, Paramegalodus travenanzesis
- Ampezzania — 2 species: Ampezzania subovata, Ampezzania zardinii
- Quemocuomegalodon — 2 species: Quemocuomegalodon circularis, Quemocuomegalodon orientus
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.