Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Alternative combination: Janira hispanica
Belongs to Neithea (Neithea) according to G. W. Kendrick and A. V. Vartak 2007
See also Dhondt 1973
Sister taxa: Neithea (Neithea) aequicostata, Neithea (Neithea) alpina, Neithea (Neithea) atava, Neithea (Neithea) coquandi, Neithea (Neithea) deshayana, Neithea (Neithea) dilatata, Neithea (Neithea) dutrugei, Neithea (Neithea) fleuriausiana, Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa, Neithea (Neithea) grandicosta, Neithea (Neithea) pseudobellula, Neithea (Neithea) sexangularis, Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata, Neithea (Neithea) striatocostata, Neithea (Neithea) syriaca, Neithea (Neithea) zitteli
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Brazil (20 collections), India (1), Peru (2)
Total: 23 collections each including a single occurrence
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