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Neithea (Neithea) syriaca

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Janira syriaca was named by Conrad (1852).

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Janira syriaca Conrad
1973Neithea (Neithea) syriaca 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
speciessyriaca(Conrad 1852)

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
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 121.40000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57United Kingdom (England) Neithea syriaca (235315)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Lebanon Neithea syriaca (69180)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan (Chiba) Neithea syriaca (39580)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan Neithea syriaca (69101 69102)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan (Kochi) Neithea syriaca (40222)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) Neithea syriaca (1851)
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Egypt Neithea syriaca (98326)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Egypt Neithea syriaca (98327)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Ecuador Neithea syriaca (56769)