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Neomegalodon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Subclass
  
Heterodonta

Family
  
Megalodontidae

Order
  
Rudists

Neomegalodon

Genus
  
Neomegalodon Guembel, 1864

Similar
  
Megalodus, Megalodontoidea, Rudists, Heterodonta, Worthenia

Neomegalodon is an extinct genus of bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Megalodontidae.

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Species

  • Neomegalodon cornutus Yao et al. 2007
  • Neomegalodon triqueter Wulfen 1793
  • Fossil record

    Fossils of Neomegalodon have been found in the Triassic (age range: from 235.0 to 201.6 million years ago). They are known from various localities of Italy, Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Tajikistan and United States.

    References

    Neomegalodon Wikipedia