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Palaeoneilo hopensacki

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Nucula hopensacki was named by de Verneuil and Barrande (1855).

It was recombined as Ctenodonta hopensacki by Kerforne (1901); it was recombined as Palaeoneilo hopensacki by Babin (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Nucula hopensacki de Verneuil and Barrande p. 989 figs. pl. 28, f. 8
1901Ctenodonta hopensacki Kerforne p. 196
1966Palaeoneilo hopensacki Babin pp. 73 - 74

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusPalaeoneilo
specieshopensacki(de Verneuil and Barrande 1855)

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.

Palaeoneilo hopensacki de Verneuil and Barrande 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:34:01
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:34:01
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: Dobrotivian or 459.00000 to 457.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9France (Finistere) Palaeoneilo hopensacki (20865)