Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Alternative combination: Janira syriaca
Belongs to Neithea (Neithea) according to A. 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) hispanica, Neithea (Neithea) pseudobellula, Neithea (Neithea) sexangularis, Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata, Neithea (Neithea) striatocostata, Neithea (Neithea) zitteli
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Ecuador (1 collection), Egypt (2), Japan (5), Lebanon (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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