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Neithea biangulata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Neithea biangulata was named by Imlay (1940). Its type specimen is UMMP 19365 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Neithea biangulata Imlay p. 146 figs. Pl 4, figs 7,8; pl 20, figs 6,7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
NeitheoidaeSobetski 1960
familyNeitheidaeSobetzky 1960
genusNeitheaDrouet 1824
speciesbiangulata

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 biangulata Imlay 1940
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Hauterivian or 132.90000 to 129.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Mexico (Coahuila) Neithea biangulata (2145 2148)