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Palaeoneilo jinjiensis

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoneilo jinjiensis was named by Chen (1982) [Palaeoneilo hulukouensis jinjiensis]. It is a mold. Its type locality is KHG 47, Jinji Hill, Kaiping, which is in a Semicostatum/Turneri marine mudstone/siltstone in the Jinji Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Palaeoneilo jinjiensis Chen p. 406 figs. Pl 1, figs 12-14

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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
speciesjinjiensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height35.274.505.705.700.693

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Semicostatum to the top of the Bucklandi or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bucklandi199.5 - 192.9China (Guangdong) Palaeoneilo jinjiensis (7778)
Bucklandi - Semicostatum199.5 - 192.9China (Guangdong) Palaeoneilo jinjiensis (150399)
Semicostatum - Turneri199.5 - 192.9China (Guangdong) Palaeoneilo jinjiensis (type locality: 150398)