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Megalodon
Taxonomy
Megalodon was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov Tr u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066].
It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Megalodontidae by Kiessling (2003).
It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Megalodontidae by Kiessling (2003).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister genera
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1843 | Megalodon Agassiz p. 176 |
| 2002 | Megalodon Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2003 | Megalodon Kiessling |
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