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Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Pecten quinquecostatus was named by Sowerby (1814).

It was recombined as Pecten (Neithea) quinquecostatus by Woods (1911); it was recombined as Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata by Quarto di Palo (1970).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Pecten quinquecostatus Sowerby p. 122 figs. Pl. 56, Fig. 4-8
1911Pecten (Neithea) quinquecostatus Woods p. 277
1970Neithea (Neitheops) quinquecostata Quarto di Palo p. 93 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 5

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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
subgenusNeitheops()
speciesquinquecostata(Sowerby 1814)

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
No diagnoses are available