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Neithea (Neithella) valangiensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Janira valangiensis was named by Pictet and Campiche (1870).

It was recombined as Pecten (Neithea) valanginiensis by Kilian (1918); it was recombined as Neithea (Neithella) valangiensis by Dhondt (1973).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Janira valangiensis Pictet and Campiche
1918Pecten (Neithea) valanginiensis Kilian
1973Neithea (Neithella) valangiensis 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
speciesvalangiensis(Pictet and Campiche 1870)

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 (Neithella) valangiensis Pictet and Campiche 1870
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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: Neocomian or 143.10000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Romania (Bicaz Gorges) Neithea valanginiensis (138715 138716)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.6 - 132.6Italy (Sardinia) Neithea valangiensis (2089)