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Neithea (Neithea)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Neithea (Neithea) Drouet
1930Neithea (Neithea) Stewart
2021Neithea (Neithea) Mendir et al. p. 12

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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
subgenusNeitheaDrouet 1824

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.

Subg. †Neithea (Neithea) Drouet 1824
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†Neithea (Neithea) alpina Orbigny 1847
†Neithea (Neithea) atava Roemer 1839
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Invalid names: Neithea shawi Pervinquière 1912 [synonym]
†Neithea (Neithea) deshayana Matheron 1842
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Invalid names: Pecten (Neithea) planivalvis Cossmann 1916 [synonym]
†Neithea (Neithea) dutrugei Dutrugei 1862
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Invalid names: Pecten (Vola) zakarjensis Blanckenhorn 1934 [synonym]
†Neithea (Neithea) gibbosa Pultney 1813
†Neithea (Neithea) pseudobellula Chiplonkar and Tapaswi 1975
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Invalid names: Vola quinqueangularis Noetling 1897 [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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 145.00000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (183 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Mexico (Durango) Neithea atava (2157)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Gumma) Neithea atava (40488)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Tokushima) Neithea atava (39971)
Neocomian145.0 - 125.77Japan (Wakayama) Neithea atava (40659)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9Portugal Neithea atava (64952 65673 65674 65675)
Hauterivian - Valanginian132.9 - 132.9Italy (Sardinia) Neithea atava (2089)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4Portugal Neithea atava (65740 73332 73333)
Hauterivian132.9 - 129.4USA (California) Neithea grandicosta (115300)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Mexico Neithea atava (69902)
Barremian129.4 - 125.0Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Neithea atava (2568 2578)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Belgium Neithea sexcostata (1324)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Serbia and Montenegro Neithea striatocostata (1380)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0France (Normandy) Neithea striatocostata (1325)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Netherlands Neithea sexcostata, Neithea striatocostata (1326)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Austria (Lower Austria) Neithea coquandi (226428)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Mexico (Guerrero) Neithea youngi (7461)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Neithea sexcostata (28077)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Poland Neithea sexcostata (27818 27819 27822 28078)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Neithea bexarensis (7562)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Kustanai) Neithea sexcostata, Neithea striatocostata (186878)