MolluscaBase - Megalodus triqueter (Wulfen, 1793) †

MolluscaBase name details

Megalodus triqueter (Wulfen, 1793) †

AphiaID

1604462 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1604462)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Neomegalodon triqueter (Wulfen, 1793) †

Rank

Species

Parent

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

Original name

Cardium triquetrum Wulfen, 1793 †

Direct children (3)

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Mutatio Megalodus triqueter mut. acuminata Frech, 1904 † accepted as Neomegalodon triqueter acuminatus (Frech, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Mutatio Megalodus triqueter mut. dolomitica Frech, 1904 † accepted as Neomegalodon triqueter dolomiticus (Frech, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Mutatio Megalodus triqueter mut. pannonica Frech, 1904 † accepted as Neomegalodon triqueter pannonicus (Frech, 1904) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

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

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

(of Cardium triquetrum Wulfen, 1793 †) Wulfen, X. (1793). Xavier Wulfens Abhandlung vom kärnthenschen pfauenschweifigen Helmintholith oder dem sogenannten opalisirenden Muschelmarmor. Johann Jakob Palm, Erlangen. 1-124. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megalodus triqueter (Wulfen, 1793) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1604462 on 2025-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2022-10-10 07:24:59Z

created

Schneider, Simon

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description (of Cardium triquetrum Wulfen, 1793 †) Wulfen, X. (1793). Xavier Wulfens Abhandlung vom kärnthenschen pfauenschweifigen Helmintholith oder dem sogenannten opalisirenden Muschelmarmor. Johann Jakob Palm, Erlangen. 1-124. [details]