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Neilonella

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Tindariidae

Taxonomy
Leda (Neilonella) was named by Dall (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: K Maes R Sepkoski's reference number: 991]. It is extant. Its type is Leda (Neilonella) corpulenta.

It was reranked as Neilonella by Coan et al. (2000), Todd (2001), Sepkoski (2002), Mikkelsen (2006).

It was assigned to Leda by Dall (1881); to Nuculoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Neilonellidae by Coan et al. (2000), Todd (2001), Spencer et al. (2004), Mikkelsen (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Leda (Neilonella) Dall
2000Neilonella Coan et al. p. 104
2001Neilonella Todd
2002Neilonella Sepkoski
2004Leda (Neilonella) Spencer et al.
2006Neilonella Mikkelsen

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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)
genusNeilonella(Dall 1881)

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.

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 mobilesubg
Life habit: infaunalsubg
Diet: deposit feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: IS, MA, UN, DU according to Todd (2001).subg
Created: 2009-09-09 13:22:26
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:22:26
Source: subg = subgenus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Zanclean or 72.20000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan N. larteti, N. perdita (1358)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Libya N. evansi (1370)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands N. foersteri (1326)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Chile N. quiriquinae (1314)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine N. foersteri, N. reussi (1334)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Spain N. sp. (1317)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland N. foersteri (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark N. foersteri, N. susannae (1386) N. forsteri, N. susannae (35039)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany N. foersteri (1390) N. reussi (1342)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark N. forsteri (35040)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Japan N. poronaica (71040)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Japan N. sp. (191323)
Rupelian - Aquitanian33.9 - 20.45Russian Federation N. alferovi (50079)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation N. alferovi (70527) N. sakhalinensis, N. pilvoenica, N. alferovi (70475)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45Russian Federation N. vengeriensis (50123)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan (Toyama) N. tsukigawaensis (219252)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation N. vengeriensis (50037)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation N. vengeriensis (70460)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Russian Federation N. alferovi (50048)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Russian Federation N. alferovi (70465 70532) N. vengeriensis (70519 70567)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Shizuoka) N. coix (179928)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan (Shizuoka) N. coix (51547)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan N. coix (45526 45528)