Neomegalodon

Neomegalodon is an extinct genus of bivalve molluscs belonging to the family Megalodontidae.^[1]

Neomegalodon Temporal range: Triassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil shell of Neomegalodon from Triassic of Italy
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Bivalvia
Order:	†Megalodontida
Superfamily:	†Megalodontoidea
Family:	†Megalodontidae
Genus:	†Neomegalodon Guembel, 1864
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Neomegalodus Stefano, 1912

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.^[2]