MolluscaBase - Megalodon (Neomegalodon) triqueter var. pumilus Gümbel, 1862 †

MolluscaBase name details

Megalodon (Neomegalodon) triqueter var. pumilus Gümbel, 1862 †

AphiaID

1507405 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1507405)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Protodiceras pumilum (Gümbel, 1862) †

Rank

Variety

Parent

Megalodon (Neomegalodon) triqueter (Wulfen, 1793) † accepted as Neomegalodon triqueter (Wulfen, 1793) †

Original name

Megalodon (Neomegalodon) triqueter var. pumilus Gümbel, 1862 †

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

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): 367, pl. 4, figs 4, 5 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megalodon (Neomegalodon) triqueter var. pumilus Gümbel, 1862 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1507405 on 2025-04-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-04-25 20:46:12Z

created

Schneider, Simon

2022-10-06 07:49:34Z

changed

Schneider, Simon

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description 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): 367, pl. 4, figs 4, 5 [details]