Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Alternative combinations: Neithea (Neithea) quinquecostata, Pecten quinquecostata
Belongs to Neithea according to S. Schneider et al. 2013
See also Cooper 2003, Dartevelle and Freneix 1957, Dhondt 1973, Freneix and Odin 2001, Kendrick and Vartak 2007, Quarto di Palo 1970, Stephenson 1914 and Woods 1911
Sister taxa: Neithea (Neithea), Neithea (Neithella), Neithea (Neitheops), Neithea angoliensis, Neithea biangulata, Neithea duplicicosta, Neithea ficalhoi, Neithea morrisi, Neithea moutai, Neithea occidentalis, Neithea regularis, Neithea salinasensis, Neithea sergipensis, Neithea texana, Neithea tricostata, Neithea vicinalis, Neithea welwitschi, Neithea wrighti
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of France (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Angola (1), Bulgaria (1), Egypt (4), Ethiopia (1), France (5), Germany (3), India (3), Italy (1), Libya (1), Madagascar (9), Mozambique (4), the Netherlands (1), the Russian Federation (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Tunisia (1), Turkmenistan (1), the United Arab Emirates (2), the United Kingdom (10), United States (31: Alabama, Delaware, New Jersey, Texas)
Total: 82 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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