Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Palaeoneilo fecunda

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Nucula (Tellinomya) fecunda was named by Hall (1862) [DISTRIBUTION: Silurian; North America.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Ctenodonta fecunda by Ulrich (1894); it was recombined as Palaeoneilo fecunda by Harrison and Harrison (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Nucula (Tellinomya) fecunda Hall p. 55
1894Ctenodonta fecunda Ulrich p. 595
1975Palaeoneilo fecunda Harrison and Harrison p. 213

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
—Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusPalaeoneilo
speciesfecunda(Hall 1862)

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.

†Palaeoneilo fecunda Hall 1862
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:34:01
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:34:01
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Maysvillian to the top of the Givetian or 450.20000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Palaeoneilo fecunda (13261 13262)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Ctenodonta fecunda (353)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) Palaeoneilo fecunda (13204 13260)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) Palaeoneilo fecunda (54843)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31South Africa Palaeoneilo fecunda (54264)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) Palaeoneilo fecunda (9913)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) Palaeoneilo fecunda (8982 9356 9358 9366 10107 10119 96211)