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Neithea (Neithea) grandicosta

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Neithea grandicosta was named by Gabb (1869).

It was recombined as Neithea (Neitheops) grandicosta by Stewart (1930); it was recombined as Neithea (Neithea) grandicosta by Iba et al. (2011).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Neithea grandicosta Gabb p. 200 figs. PI. 33, Fig. 99 a
1930Neithea (Neitheops) grandicosta Stewart p. 116 figs. Plate 1, fig. 5
1938Neithea grandicosta Anderson p. 110
2011Neithea (Neithea) grandicosta Iba et al. pp. 64 - 65

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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
speciesgrandicosta()

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. Iba et al. 2011Small-sized Neithea species, with convex right valves and flattened left valves. Six primary ribs between each three weak ribs. Secondary ribs very weak, not high, flat-topped, comparatively narrow, nearly equal devel- opment. Left valve nearly flat, provided with six elevated and angular primary radials ribs.
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, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Aptian or 132.90000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4USA (California) Neithea grandicosta (115300)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0USA (California) Neithea grandicosta (216308 216309)