Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon

Familia: †Otodontidae
Genus: †Otodus
Subgenus: †Otodus (Megaselachus)
Species: †Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon

Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon

Taxonavigation: Lamniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Lamniformes

Name

†Otodus (Megaselachus) megalodon (Agassiz, 1837)

Holotype: TE-PLI 18

Etymology: from Ancient Greek μεγάλος (megálos, “big”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”)

Synonyms

• †Carcharodon megalodon Agassiz, 1837
  • †Carcharodon megalodon megalodon Agassiz, 1837
  • †Carcharias megalodon (Agassiz, 1837)
  • †Carcharocles megalodon (Agassiz, 1837)
  • †Megaselachus megalodon (Agassiz, 1837)
  • †Otodus megalodon (Agassiz, 1837)
  • †Procarcharodon megalodon (Agassiz, 1837) -- Casier, 1960
  • †Procarcharodon megalodon megalodon (Agassiz, 1837)
• †Carcharias giganteus
• †Carcharias grosseserratus
• †Carcharias incidens
  • †Carcharias (Prionodon) incidens
  • †Megaselachus incidens
• †Carcharias macrodon
• †Carcharias mexicanus
• †Carcharias polygurus
  • †Carcharodon polygurus
  • †Megaselachus polygyrus
• †Carcharias productus
  • †Carcharocles productus
  • †Carcharodon productus
  • †Carcharodon megalodon productus
  • †Megaselachus productus
• †Carcharodon arcuatus
  • †Megaselachus arcuatus
• †Carcharodon branneri
  • †Megaselachus branneri
• †Carcharodon brevis
  • †Megaselachus brevis
• †Carcharodon costae
  • †Megaselachus costae
• †Carcharodon crassidens
  • †Megaselachus crassidens
• †Carcharodon crassirhadix
  • †Megaselachus crassirhadix
• †Carcharodon crassus
  • †Megaselachus crassus
• †Carcharodon gibbesii
  • †Megaselachus gibbesii
• †Carcharodon gigas
  • †Megaselachus gigas
• †Carcharodon helveticus
  • †Megaselachus helveticus
• †Carcharodon humilis
  • †Megaselachus humilis
• †Carcharodon intermedius
  • †Megaselachus intermedius
• †Carcharodon latissimus
• †Carcharodon leviathan
  • †Megaselachus leviathan
• †Carcharodon megalodon indica
  • †Megaselachus megalodon indicus
• †Carcharodon megalodon polygyra
• †Carcharodon megalodon siculus
• †Carcharodon megalodon yamanarii
• †Carcharodon quenstedti
• †Carcharodon rectidens
  • †Megaselachus rectidens
• †Carcharodon semiserratus
  • †Megaselachus semiserratus
• †Carcharodon subauriculatus
  • †Megaselachus subauriculatus
• †Carcharodon trembloris
• †Carcharodon tumidissimus
• †Carcharodon turicensis
• †Megaselachus auriculatus falciformis
• †Megaselachus auriculatus patagonicus
• †Megaselachus heterodon
• †Selache manzonii

Vernacular names

català: Tauró de grans dents
English: Megalodon
español: Carcharodon megalodon
français: Mégalodon
galego: Megalodón
עברית: מגלודון
magyar: Óriásfogú cápa
italiano: Megalodonte
日本語: メガロドン
한국어: 메갈로돈
português: Megalodonte
русский: Мегалодон
ไทย: เมกะโลดอน
中文: 巨牙鯊

References

Primary references

• Agassiz, J.L.R. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (livr. 8–9). Imprimérie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel viii–72. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pimiento, C., MacFadden, B.J., Clements, C.F., Varela, S., Jaramillo, C., Velez-Juarbe, J. & Silliman, B.R. 2016. Geographical distribution patterns of Carcharocles megalodon over time reveal clues about extinction mechanisms. Journal of Biogeography 43(8): 1645–1655. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12754 Reference page. 

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