MolluscaBase - Megalodon (Megalodon) J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 †

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Megalodon (Megalodon) J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 †

AphiaID

1640721 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1640721)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Megalodon J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 †

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Megalodon J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 †

Original name

Megalodon J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 †

Direct children (3)

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Species Megalodon (Megalodon) longjiangensis S.-F. Liang, 1980 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Megalodon (Megalodon) wushiensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 † (uncertain > unassessed)
Species Megalodon (Megalodon) xinjiangensis Z.-R. Yang, 1983 † (uncertain > unassessed)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Megalodon J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 †) Sowerby, J. De C. (1826-1835). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Vol. VI. London, privately published, pp. 1-230 + index [231-235], pls 504-609. [pp. 1-86, pls 504-545 (1826); pp. 87-156, pls 546-580 (1827); pp. 157-200, pls 581-597 (1828); pp. 201-230, pls 598-609, index pp. 231-235 (1829); systematical index (1835)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50339
page(s): 131 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Megalodon (Megalodon) J. de C. Sowerby, 1827 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1640721 on 2025-04-08

Taxonomic edit history

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2023-02-20 08:34:17Z

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Schneider, Simon

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original description (of Megalodon J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 †) Sowerby, J. De C. (1826-1835). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. Vol. VI. London, privately published, pp. 1-230 + index [231-235], pls 504-609. [pp. 1-86, pls 504-545 (1826); pp. 87-156, pls 546-580 (1827); pp. 157-200, pls 581-597 (1828); pp. 201-230, pls 598-609, index pp. 231-235 (1829); systematical index (1835)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/50339
page(s): 131 [details]