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Megalodus Goldfuss, 1837 †

1504247  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1504247)

 unaccepted > unjustified emendation
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  1. Subgenus Megalodus (Gemmellarodus) Di Stefano, 1912 † accepted as Neomegalodon Gümbel, 1862 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Subgenus Megalodus (Neomegalodus) Di Stefano, 1912 † accepted as Neomegalodon Gümbel, 1862 † (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
    1. Species Megalodus (Neomegalodus) complanatus (Gümbel, 1862) † accepted as Neomegalodon complanatus Gümbel, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Megalodus (Neomegalodus) elymus Di Stefano, 1912 † accepted as Neomegalodon elymus Di Stefano, 1912 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Megalodus (Neomegalodus) marianii Di Stefano, 1912 † accepted as Neomegalodon marianii Di Stefano, 1912 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    4. Species Megalodus (Neomegalodus) paronai Di Stefano, 1912 † accepted as Neomegalodon paronai Di Stefano, 1912 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Megalodus ampezzanus R. Hoernes, 1880 † accepted as Triadomegalodon ampezzanus (R. Hoernes, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Species Megalodus amplus Kutassy, 1933 † accepted as Neomegalodon amplus (Kutassy, 1933) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  5. Species Megalodus angulatus (Frech, 1909) † accepted as Neomegalodon angulatus (Frech, 1909) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  6. Species Megalodus arcuatus Végh-Neubrandt, 1963 † accepted as Neomegalodon arcuatus (Végh-Neubrandt, 1963) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Megalodus arthaberi Kutassy, 1934 † accepted as Physocardia arthaberi (Kutassy, 1934) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  8. Species Megalodus boeckhi R. Hoernes, 1899 † accepted as Neomegalodon boeckhi (R. Hoernes, 1899) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Species Megalodus carinatus Goldfuss, 1837 † accepted as Mecynodon carinatus (Goldfuss, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  10. Species Megalodus cassianus R. Hoernes, 1876 † accepted as Triadomegalodon cassianus (R. Hoernes, 1876) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Species Megalodus complanatus (Gümbel, 1862) † accepted as Neomegalodon complanatus Gümbel, 1862 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  12. Species Megalodus compressus Wöhrmann, 1889 † accepted as Triadomegalodon compressus (Wöhrmann, 1889) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  13. Species Megalodus damesi R. Hoernes, 1876 † accepted as Triadomegalodon damesi (R. Hoernes, 1876) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  14. Species Megalodus desioi Kutassy, 1933 † accepted as Triadomegalodon desioi (Kutassy, 1933) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  15. Species Megalodus elegans Dank, 1953 † accepted as Neomegalodon elegans (Dank, 1953) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  16. Species Megalodus guembeli [sic] † accepted as Neomegalodon guembelii Stoppani, 1865 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  17. Species Megalodus haueri R. Hoernes, 1880 † accepted as Neomegalodon haueri (R. Hoernes, 1880) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  18. Species Megalodus hoernesi Frech, 1904 † accepted as Neomegalodon hoernesi (Frech, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  19. Species Megalodus hungaricus Vígh, 1934 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, no description, no figure)
  20. Species Megalodus hungaricus Kutassy, 1933 † accepted as Neomegalodon hungaricus (Kutassy, 1933) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  21. Species Megalodus incurvatus Zapfe, 1964 † accepted as Conchodon incurvatus (Zapfe, 1964) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Species Megalodus krumbecki Kutassy, 1934 † accepted as Neomegalodon krumbecki (Kutassy, 1934) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  23. Species Megalodus kutassyi Tomor-Thirring, 1936 † accepted as Neomegalodon kutassyi (Tomor-Thirring, 1936) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  24. Species Megalodus laczkoi R. Hoernes, 1899 † accepted as Neomegalodon laczkoi (R. Hoernes, 1899) †
  25. Species Megalodus lenticularis Koken, 1913 † accepted as Physocardia lenticularis (Koken, 1913) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  26. Species Megalodus lineatus Dank, 1953 † accepted as Neomegalodon lineatus (Dank, 1953) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  27. Species Megalodus loczyi R. Hoernes, 1898 † accepted as Neomegalodon seccoi (Parona, 1888) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  28. Species Megalodus mojsvari R. Hoernes, 1876 † accepted as Triadomegalodon mojsvari (R. Hoernes, 1876) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  29. Species Megalodus negativus Dank, 1953 † accepted as Neomegalodon negativus (Dank, 1953) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  30. Species Megalodus oenanus Reis, 1926 † accepted as Neomegalodon oenanus (Reis, 1926) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Megalodus pannonicus Dank, 1953 † accepted as Neomegalodon pannonicus (Dank, 1953) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Species Megalodus scutatus Schafhäutl, 1851 † accepted as Triadomegalodon scutatus (Schafhäutl, 1851) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  33. Species Megalodus seccoi Parona, 1888 † accepted as Neomegalodon seccoi (Parona, 1888) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  34. Species Megalodus selvinensis Mazzocca, 1942 † accepted as Neomegalodon selvinensis (Mazzocca, 1942) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  35. Species Megalodus seranensis Krumbeck, 1923 † accepted as Neomegalodon seranensis (Krumbeck, 1923) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  36. Species Megalodus stoppani R. Hoernes, 1876 † accepted as Neomegalodon stoppani (R. Hoernes, 1876) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  37. Species Megalodus subcircularis Koken, 1913 † accepted as Triadomegalodon subcircularis (Koken, 1913) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  38. Species Megalodus timorensis Kutassy, 1934 † accepted as Neomegalodon timorensis (Kutassy, 1934) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  39. Species Megalodus tofanae (R. Hoernes, 1876) † accepted as Triadomegalodon tofanae (R. Hoernes, 1876) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  40. Species Megalodus triqueter (Wulfen, 1793) † accepted as Neomegalodon triqueter (Wulfen, 1793) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  41. Species Megalodus truncatus Koken, 1913 † accepted as Neomegalodon truncatus (Koken, 1913) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, junior homonym of Megalodus truncatus Goldfuss, 1837)
  42. Species Megalodus truncatus Goldfuss, 1837 † accepted as Eoschizodus truncatus (Goldfuss, 1837) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  43. Species Megalodus vertesensis Kutassy, 1933 † accepted as Neomegalodon vertesensis (Kutassy, 1933) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  44. Species Megalodus alutaceus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  45. Species Megalodus auriculatus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  46. Species Megalodus dispar Koken, 1913 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  47. Species Megalodus leonardii Ruggieri, 1959 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  48. Species Megalodus oblongus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  49. Species Megalodus palaeomorphus Reis, 1926 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  50. Species Megalodus rhomboideus Goldfuss, 1837 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  51. Species Megalodus vaceki Tausch, 1890 † (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
masculine
Goldfuss, G. A. (1833–1841). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Zweiter Teil: 312 pp. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. [1-68, pls. LXXII-XCVI, (1833); 69-140, pls. XCVII-CXXI, (1835); 141-224, pls. CXXII-CXLVI, (1837); 225-312, pls. CXLVII-CLXV, (1841)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.].
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megalodus Goldfuss, 1837 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1504247 on 2025-09-11
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original description Goldfuss, G. A. (1833–1841). Petrefacta Germaniae tam ea, quae in Museo Universitatis Regiae Borussicae Fridericiae Wilhelmiae Rhenanae servantur quam alia quaecunque in Museis Hoeninghusiano, Muensteriano aliisque extant, iconibus et descriptionibus illustrata. Zweiter Teil: 312 pp. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. [1-68, pls. LXXII-XCVI, (1833); 69-140, pls. XCVII-CXXI, (1835); 141-224, pls. CXXII-CXLVI, (1837); 225-312, pls. CXLVII-CLXV, (1841)] [publication dates from: Quenstedt, W. (1963). Clavis bibliographica. In: Westphal, F. (ed.), Fossilium Catalogus, I. Animalia, pars 102. 118 pp. s'Gravenhage: Junk.].
page(s): 183 [details] OpenAccess publication
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