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Neilonellinae

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Tindariidae

Taxonomy
Neilonellidae was named by Schileyko (1989) [HISTORY: Neilonellidae Allen 1978, nom. nud. = Saturniidae Allen and Hannah 1987, non Bosiduval 1837 (see ICZN Opinion 1170, 1981: ICZN Code Art. 55). [Coan et al. 2000]]. It is extant.

It was reranked as the subfamily Neilonellinae by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Nuculanacea by Maxwell (1992); to Nuculoida by Spencer et al. (2004); to Nuculanoidea by Coan et al. (2000), Todd (2001), Bieler and Mikkelsen (2006), Mikkelsen and Bieler (2008), Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Tindariidae by Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Neilonellidae Schileyko
1992Neilonellidae Maxwell pp. 56, 59
2000Neilonellidae Coan et al. pp. 82, 106
2001Neilonellidae Todd
2004Neilonellidae Spencer et al.
2006Neilonellidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 228
2008Neilonellidae Mikkelsen and Bieler p. 19
2010Neilonellidae Bouchet et al.
2011Neilonellinae Carter et al. p. 6

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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)
superfamilyMalletioideaAdams and Adams 1857
familyTindariidaeVerrill and Bush 1897
subfamilyNeilonellinae(Schileyko 1989)
subfamilyNeilonellinae(Schileyko 1989)

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.

Subfm. Neilonellinae Schileyko 1989
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G. Austrotindaria Fleming 1948
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Austrotindaria antiqua Foster et al. 2017
Austrotindaria svalbardensis Foster et al. 2017
Invalid names: Pseudotindaria Sanders and Allen 1977 [synonym]
G. Clencharia Clarke 1961
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G. Neilonella Dall 1881
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Neilonella corpulenta Dall 1881
Neilonella hadalis Knudsen 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: infaunalf
Diet: deposit feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, DU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-08-18 18:13:07
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:13:07
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Griesbachian to the top of the Zanclean or 251.90200 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 250.5 Ma

Collections (220 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.14 - 250.5China (Yunnan) Austrotindaria antiqua (205965 205967 205968)
Changhsingian - Griesbachian254.14 - 250.5China (Sichuan) Austrotindaria antiqua (205981)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Greenland Nucula sp. (48113)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Sichuan) Austrotindaria antiqua (205982 205983 205984 205985)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Yunnan) Austrotindaria antiqua (205971 205972)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy Unionites fassaensis (165006 165007 165008 165009 165010 165011 165012 165013 165015 165102 165103 165104 165105)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Wyoming) Unionites fassaensis (105378 105382 105386 150701 150702 150703 150704 150705 150706 150710 150711 150712)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Hungary Unionites fassaensis (177373 177377 177379 177380 177381 177382 177383 177384 177385 177386 177390)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Italy (Trentino) Austrotindaria antiqua (197819 197820 197821 197823 197873 197874 197875 197876) Austrotindaria spp. (197816)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Idaho) Unionites fassaensis (150725 150728)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guangxi) Unionites fassaensis (187276)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Montana) Unionites fassaensis (150714 150715 150716 150717 150718 150721)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Austrotindaria antiqua, Austrotindaria svalbardensis (182611 182612)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Austrotindaria antiqua (200990 205960 205991 205994 205995 205996) Austrotindaria antiqua, Austrotindaria svalbardensis (200985 200989 201001) Austrotindaria svalbardensis (200982 200987 200988 200991 200994 200997 201003 201004 201007 201013)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5Russian Federation Unionites fassaensis (90207)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9USA (Utah) Unionites fassaensis (150732)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Russian Federation Unionites fassaensis (90209 90211)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Italy (Lombardy) Austrotindaria spp. (197130)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Italy (Trentino) Austrotindaria antiqua (197836 197841 197842 197845 197848 197849) Austrotindaria spp. (197843 197844 197846 197847 197887 197894 197897)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Hungary Unionites fassaensis (177391 177392 177393 177394 177396 177397 177398 177399 177400 177402 177403 177404 177405 177407 177409)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Italy Unionites fassaensis (165017 165020 165022 165024 165114 165116 165117 165119 165121 165122 165126 165127 165129 165134 165135)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9USA (Wyoming) Unionites fassaensis (150708 150713)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Italy Unionites fassaensis (165131 165132 165133 165136 165137 165138 165139 165140 165143 165144 165146 165147 165148 165149)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Hungary Unionites fassaensis (177410 177412 177415 177416 177417 177419 177420 177421 177422 177423)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Italy (Lombardy) Austrotindaria spp. (197131 197132 197133)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Italy (Trentino) Austrotindaria antiqua (197800 197801 197802 197856 197858 197863 197865) Austrotindaria spp. (197796 197798 197807 197862 197864 197867 197868 197869 197872)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Hungary (Hungary) Unionites fassaensis (174228)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Italy (Trentino) Austrotindaria spp. (197882)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Hungary Unionites fassaensis (177450 177451)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Italy Unionites fassaensis (165150 165151 165157)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Italy (Lombardy) Austrotindaria spp. (197136)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan Neilonella larteti, Neilonella perdita (1358)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Neilonella foersteri (1390) Neilonella reussi (1342)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Neilonella foersteri (1326)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain Neilonella sp. (1317)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine Neilonella foersteri, Neilonella reussi (1334)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya Neilonella evansi (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile Neilonella quiriquinae (1314)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Neilonella foersteri (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Neilonella foersteri, Neilonella susannae (1386) Neilonella forsteri, Neilonella susannae (35039)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Neilonella forsteri (35040)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) Pseudotindaria delli (45037)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Japan Neilonella poronaica (71040)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Japan Neilonella sp. (191323)
Rupelian - Aquitanian33.9 - 20.45Russian Federation Neilonella alferovi (50079)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation Neilonella alferovi (70527) Neilonella sakhalinensis, Neilonella pilvoenica, Neilonella alferovi (70475)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45Russian Federation Neilonella vengeriensis (50123)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) Neilonella tsukigawaensis (219252)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Neilonella vengeriensis (50037)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Neilonella vengeriensis (70460)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Russian Federation Neilonella alferovi (50048)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand Pseudotindaria catillus, Austrotindaria mawheraensis (63089 63090)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation Neilonella alferovi (70465 70532) Neilonella vengeriensis (70519 70567)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Shizuoka) Neilonella coix (179928)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan Neilonella coix (45526 45528)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan (Shizuoka) Neilonella coix (51547)