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Neilo (Neilo) rongelii

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Neilo (Neilo) rongelii was named by Anelli et al. (2006) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene; Antarctica.]. Its type specimen is GP/IT 2132, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. awamoana, N. pencana, N. volckmanni, N. ortmanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Neilo (Neilo) rongelii Anelli et al. p. 120 figs. figs. 6a-p

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusNeiloAdams 1854
subgenusNeiloAdams 1854
speciesrongelii

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Neilo (Neilo) rongelii Anelli et al. 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-20 08:28:46
Modified: 2007-09-20 10:28:46
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Antarctica Neilo rongelii (75590 75592)