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Neithea (Neithea) alpina

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Janira alpina was named by Orbigny (1847).

It was recombined as Neithea (Neithea) alpina by Dhondt (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. roemeri, N. striaticostata, N. subgranulata, N. inconstans, N. youngi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Janira alpina Orbigny
1973Neithea (Neithea) alpina Dhondt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960
familyNeitheidaeSobetzky 1960
genusNeitheaDrouet 1824
subgenusNeitheaDrouet 1824
speciesalpina(Orbigny 1847)

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.

†Neithea (Neithea) alpina Orbigny 1847
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2010-06-29 01:49:15
Modified: 2010-06-29 03:49:15
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 113.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Brazil Neithea alpina (125767 125768 125769 125770 125771 125772 125773 125776)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic Neithea alpina (1374)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Tunisia Neithea alpina (1365)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Algeria Neithea alpina (1344)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Oman Neithea alpina (1381)