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Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Pecten sexcostatus was named by Woodward (1833).

It was recombined as Pecten (Neithea) sexcostatus by Woods (1903); it was recombined as Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata by Dhondt (1973), Freneix and Odin (2001).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pecten sexcostatus Woodward
1903Pecten (Neithea) sexcostatus Woods
1973Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata Dhondt
2001Neithea (Neithea) sexcostata Freneix and Odin p. 468 figs. Pl 1, figs 14,15,20

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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
speciessexcostata(Woodward 1833)

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

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 110.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian110.1 - 106.3Serbia Neithea sexcostata (234978)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Spain (Basque) Neithea sexcostata (235777)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Neithea sexcostata (81003 81060)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Neithea sexcostatus (82910)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.8 - 72.2Italy (Veneto) Neithea sexcostata (142756)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) Neithea sexcostata (214088 214090)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Neithea sexcostata (28077)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Neithea sexcostata (27818 27819 27822 28078)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Kustanai) Neithea sexcostata (186878)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Neithea sexcostata (35039)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Neithea sexcostata (1389)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria Neithea sexcostata (1332)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Neithea sexcostata (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Neithea sexcostata (1318 1330 1342 1349)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan Neithea sexcostata (1343)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Neithea sexcostata (1324)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Russian Federation Neithea sexcostata (1388)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Neithea sexcostata (1326)