Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheoidae
Alternative combination: Pecten atavus
Belongs to Neithea (Neithea) according to A. Dhondt 1973
Sister taxa: Neithea (Neithea) aequicostata, Neithea (Neithea) alpina, 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) syriaca, Neithea (Neithea) zitteli
Ecology: epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Albania (1 collection), Italy (1), Japan (4), Mexico (2), Portugal (7), Trinidad and Tobago (1), the United Kingdom (1), Yemen (3)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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