megalodon, Pristis Duméril [A. H. A.] 1865:476, Pl. 9 (fig. 4) [Histoire naturelle des poissons ou ichthyologie générale v. 1; ref. 1150] No locality stated (is Cayenne, French Guiana). Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-3483 (rostrum). Type catalog: Bertin 1939:78 [ref. 20739] as MNHN 3484, Séret & McEachran 1987:9 [ref. 9312]. •Synonym of Pristis pectinata Latham 1794 -- (Carvalho & McEachran in Reis et al. 2003:18 [ref. 27061], Kottelat 2013:24 [ref. 32989], Jones et al. 2020:283 [ref. 37610]). Current status: Synonym of Pristis pectinata Latham 1794. Pristidae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish, marine.