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Megalodontoidea J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 †
833306 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:833306)
accepted
Superfamily
- Family Ceratomyopsidae L. R. Cox, 1964 †
- Family Dicerocardiidae Kutassy, 1934 †
- Family Megalodontidae J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 †
- Family Pachyrismatidae Scarlato & Starobogatov, 1979 †
- Family Wallowaconchidae Yancey & Stanley, 1999 †
- Family Megalonidae J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 † accepted as Megalodontidae J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Megalodontidae J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 †) Morris, J. & Lycett, J. (1853-1855). A Monograph of the Mollusca from the Great Oolite, chiefly from Minchinhampton and the coast of Yorkshire. Part II: Bivalves; Part III: Bivalves. <em>Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 7(23): 1-80 [1853]; 8(28): 81-147 [1855; for 1854]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20754766
page(s): 78 [details]
page(s): 78 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megalodontoidea J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833306 on 2025-09-11
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(of Megalodontidae J. Morris & Lycett, 1853 †) Morris, J. & Lycett, J. (1853-1855). A Monograph of the Mollusca from the Great Oolite, chiefly from Minchinhampton and the coast of Yorkshire. Part II: Bivalves; Part III: Bivalves. <em>Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society.</em> 7(23): 1-80 [1853]; 8(28): 81-147 [1855; for 1854]., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20754766
page(s): 78 [details]
basis of record Carter, J. G.; Altaba, C. R.; Anderson, L. C.; Araujo, R.; Biakov, A. S.; Bogan, A. E.; Campbell, D. C.; Campbell, M.; Jin-hua, C.; Cope, J. C. W.; Delvene, G.; Dijkstra, H. H.; Zong-jie, F.; Gardner, R. N.; Gavrilova, V. A.; Goncharova, I. A.; Harries, P. J.; Hartman, J. H.; Hautmann, M.; Hoeh, W. R.; Hylleberg, J.; Bao-yu, J.; Johnston, P.; Kirkendale, L.; Kleemann, K.; Koppka, J.; Kříž, J.; Machado, D.; Malchus, N.; Márquez-Aliaga, A.; Masse, J.-P.; McRoberts, C. A.; Middelfart, P.U.; Mitchell, S.; Nevesskaja, L. A.; Özer, S.; Pojeta, J. Jr.; Polubotko, I.V.; Pons, J. M.; Popov, S.; Sánchez, T.; Sartori, A. F.; Scott, R. W.; Sey, I. I.; Signorelli, J. H.; Silantiev, V. V.; Skelton, P. W.; Steuber, T.; Waterhouse, J. B.; Wingard, G. L.; Yancey, T. (2011). A synoptical classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). <em>Paleontological Contributions.</em> 4: 1-47. [details]
page(s): 78 [details]
basis of record Carter, J. G.; Altaba, C. R.; Anderson, L. C.; Araujo, R.; Biakov, A. S.; Bogan, A. E.; Campbell, D. C.; Campbell, M.; Jin-hua, C.; Cope, J. C. W.; Delvene, G.; Dijkstra, H. H.; Zong-jie, F.; Gardner, R. N.; Gavrilova, V. A.; Goncharova, I. A.; Harries, P. J.; Hartman, J. H.; Hautmann, M.; Hoeh, W. R.; Hylleberg, J.; Bao-yu, J.; Johnston, P.; Kirkendale, L.; Kleemann, K.; Koppka, J.; Kříž, J.; Machado, D.; Malchus, N.; Márquez-Aliaga, A.; Masse, J.-P.; McRoberts, C. A.; Middelfart, P.U.; Mitchell, S.; Nevesskaja, L. A.; Özer, S.; Pojeta, J. Jr.; Polubotko, I.V.; Pons, J. M.; Popov, S.; Sánchez, T.; Sartori, A. F.; Scott, R. W.; Sey, I. I.; Signorelli, J. H.; Silantiev, V. V.; Skelton, P. W.; Steuber, T.; Waterhouse, J. B.; Wingard, G. L.; Yancey, T. (2011). A synoptical classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). <em>Paleontological Contributions.</em> 4: 1-47. [details]
