Biology:Neomegalodon

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Short description: Extinct genus of bivalves

Neomegalodon
Temporal range: Triassic
Megalodontidae - Neomegalodon.JPG
Fossil shell of Neomegalodon from Triassic of Italy
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Megalodontida
Superfamily: Megalodontoidea
Family: Megalodontidae
Genus: Neomegalodon
Guembel, 1864
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Neomegalodus Stefano, 1912

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

Wikidata ☰ Q28431152 entry