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Megalodon canadensis Shimer, 1926 †

1609055  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1609055)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Bivalvia (Class)
  5. Autobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
  7. Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
  8. Imparidentia (Superorder)
  9. Megalodontida † (Order)
  10. Megalodontoidea † (Superfamily)
  11. Megalodontidae † (Family)
  12. Megalodon † (Genus)
  13. Megalodon canadensis † (Species)
 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Shimer, H. W. (1926). A Triassic coral reef fauna in British Columbia. <em>Canada Department of Mines, Geological Survey, Bulletin.</em> 42: 85-89., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53782285
page(s): 87, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megalodon canadensis Shimer, 1926 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609055 on 2025-09-12
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2022-10-30 11:05:41Z
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Schneider, Simon

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original description Shimer, H. W. (1926). A Triassic coral reef fauna in British Columbia. <em>Canada Department of Mines, Geological Survey, Bulletin.</em> 42: 85-89., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53782285
page(s): 87, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details] 
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