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Neithea regularis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy

Pectinites regularis was named by Schlotheim (1813).

It was recombined as Neithea (Neithea) regularis by Dhondt (1973); it was recombined as Neithea regularis by Dhondt (1984), Freneix and Odin (2001) and Schneider et al. (2013).

Subspecies

Neithea quadricostata lastroensis, Neithea quadricostata regoi

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

N. roemeri, N. striaticostata, N. subgranulata, N. inconstans, N. youngi

Synonyms

Pecten quadricostata was named by Sowerby (1814) [AUTHORITY: Uncertain authorship and date.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Neithea quadricostata by Newton (1917) and Maury (1936); it was synonymized subjectively with Neithea gibbosa by Dartevelle and Freneix (1957); it was synonymized subjectively with Neithea regularis by Malchus et al. (1994).
Pectinites gryphaeatus was named by Schlotheim (1820).

It was synonymized subjectively with Neithea (Neithea) regularis by Dhondt (1973); it was synonymized subjectively with Neithea regularis by Malchus et al. (1994).
Janira quadricostata was named by Orbigny (1847).

It was synonymized subjectively with Neithea regularis by Malchus et al. (1994).
Janira geinitzii was named by Orbigny (1850).

It was synonymized subjectively with Neithea regularis by Malchus et al. (1994).
Janira faujasi was named by Pictet and Campiche (1870).

It was synonymized subjectively with Neithea regularis by Malchus et al. (1994).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1813	Pectinites regularis Schlotheim
1814	Pecten quadricostata Sowerby
1820	Pectinites gryphaeatus Schlotheim
1847	Janira quadricostata Orbigny
1850	Janira geinitzii Orbigny
1870	Janira faujasi Pictet and Campiche
1917	Neithea quadricostata Newton p. 568 figs. Pl 1, fig 8
1936	Neithea quadricostata Maury p. 138
1973	Neithea (Neithea) regularis Dhondt
1984	Neithea regularis Dhondt
2001	Neithea regularis Freneix and Odin p. 468 figs. Pl 1, fig 6
2013	Neithea regularis Schneider et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Ostreiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Pectinida	(Gray 1854)
suborder	Pectinidina	(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamily	Pectinoidea	Rafinesque 1815
—	Neitheoidae	Sobetski 1960
family	Neitheidae	Sobetzky 1960
genus	Neithea	Drouet 1824
species	regularis	(Schlotheim 1813)

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 regularis Schlotheim 1813

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†Neithea quadricostata regoi Maury 1936

Invalid names: Janira faujasi Pictet and Campiche 1870 [synonym], Janira geinitzii Orbigny 1850 [synonym], Janira quadricostata Orbigny 1847 [synonym], Neithea quadricostata Sowerby 1814 [synonym], Pectinites gryphaeatus Schlotheim 1820 [synonym]

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, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 109.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (29 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	Madagascar	Neithea quadricostata (98248)
Albian	113.0 - 100.5	Hungary	Neithea quadricostata (74890)
Middle Albian	109.0 - 105.3	Brazil (Sergipe)	Neithea quadricostata (87860 87861 87863 87866 87867)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	Angola	Neithea quadricostata (210729)
Late/Upper Albian	105.3 - 99.6	Brazil (Sergipe)	Neithea quadricostata (87857)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Germany (Bayern)	Neithea regularis (114012)
Coniacian	89.8 - 86.3	France (Landes)	Neithea regularis (213770)
Coniacian	89.8 - 86.3	France	Neithea regularis (3744)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Belgium (Namur)	Neithea regularis (51518)
Santonian	86.3 - 83.6	France	Neithea regularis (3746)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	Portugal	Neithea quadricostata (74563)
Campanian	83.6 - 72.1	France	Neithea regularis (3747)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Germany	Neithea regularis (1349)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Belgium	Neithea regularis (1324)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Pakistan (Baluchistan)	Neithea regularis (1384)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Spain	Neithea regularis (1317 1378)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Bulgaria	Neithea regularis (1332)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Libya	Neithea regularis (1370)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Netherlands	Neithea regularis (1326)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	France (Normandy)	Neithea regularis (1325)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	France	Neithea regularis (1327)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Serbia and Montenegro	Neithea regularis (1380)
Maastrichtian	72.1 - 66.0	Oman	Neithea regularis (1381)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian	70.6 - 66.0	Egypt	Neithea regularis (46599)