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Neithea (Neithella) notabilis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Pecten notabilis was named by Münster (1833).

It was recombined as Neithea (Neithella) notabilis by Dhondt (1973).

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

Synonyms
  • Janira cometa was named by Orbigny (1847).

    It was recombined as Pecten cometa by Geinitz (1850); it was synonymized subjectively with Neithea (Neithella) notabilis by Dhondt (1973).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pecten notabilis Münster
1847Janira cometa Orbigny
1850Pecten cometa Geinitz
1973Neithea (Neithella) notabilis 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
subgenusNeithellaHayami 1965
speciesnotabilis(Münster 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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Invalid names: Janira cometa Orbigny 1847 [synonym]
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 Neocomian to the top of the Early/Lower Cenomanian or 143.10000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Japan (Gumma) Neithea notabilis (40488)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan (Chiba) Neithea notabilis (39580)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Neithea notabilis (40553)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Spain (Basque) Neithea notabilis (235777)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil Neithea notabilis (126836)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil Neithea notabilis (141027)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil Neithea notabilis (126826)