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Neithea (Neithea) fleuriausiana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Janira fleuriausiana was named by Orbigny (1847).

It was recombined as Neithea (Neithea) fleuriausiana 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 fleuriausiana Orbigny
1973Neithea (Neithea) fleuriausiana 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
speciesfleuriausiana(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.

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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, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) Neithea fleuriausiana (142757)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy Neithea fleuriausiana (162486 162487 162493)