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”)

Synonymy

• 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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