MolluscaBase - Megalodus complanatus (Gümbel, 1862) †

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Megalodus complanatus (Gümbel, 1862) †

AphiaID

1507400 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1507400)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted Name

Neomegalodon complanatus Gümbel, 1862 †

Rank

Species

Parent

Megalodus Goldfuss, 1837 † accepted as Megalodon J. De C. Sowerby, 1827 †

Original name

Megalodon (Neomegalodon) complanatus Gümbel, 1862 †

Direct children (5)

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Subspecies Megalodus complanatus desioi Végh-Neubrandt, 1960 † accepted as Neomegalodon complanatus desioi (Végh-Neubrandt, 1960) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subspecies Megalodus complanatus italicus Végh-Neubrandt, 1963 † accepted as Neomegalodon complanatus italicus (Végh-Neubrandt, 1963) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Variety Megalodus complanatus var. distefanoi Kutassy, 1934 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum, no description)
Variety Megalodus complanatus var. dudarensis Tomor-Thirring, 1936 † accepted as Neomegalodon complanatus dudarensis (Tomor-Thirring, 1936) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Variety Megalodus complanatus var. inflata Tomor-Thirring, 1936 † accepted as Neomegalodon complanatus inflatus (Tomor-Thirring, 1936) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Megalodon (Neomegalodon) complanatus Gümbel, 1862 †) Gümbel, C. W. von. (1862). Die Dachsteinbivalve (Megalodon triqueter) und ihre alpinen Verwandten. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 1. Abteilung, Biologie, Mineralogie, Erdkunde. 45, 325-377.
page(s): 373, pl. 5, figs 1-6 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Megalodus complanatus (Gümbel, 1862) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1507400 on 2025-03-24

Taxonomic edit history

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2021-04-25 20:46:12Z

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Schneider, Simon

2023-02-19 08:17:34Z

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Schneider, Simon

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Megalodon (Neomegalodon) complanatus Gümbel, 1862 †) Gümbel, C. W. von. (1862). Die Dachsteinbivalve (Megalodon triqueter) und ihre alpinen Verwandten. Sitzungsberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 1. Abteilung, Biologie, Mineralogie, Erdkunde. 45, 325-377.
page(s): 373, pl. 5, figs 1-6 [details]