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Neithea (Neithea) sexangularis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Janira sexangularis was named by Orbigny (1847).

It was recombined as Neithea (Neithea) sexangularis by Dhondt (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Janira sexangularis Orbigny
1897Vola quinqueangularis Noetling
1973Neithea (Neithea) sexangularis Dhondt

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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
subgenusNeitheaDrouet 1824
speciessexangularis(Orbigny 1847)

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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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Campanian89.3 - 70.6Italy (Veneto) Neithea sexangularis (142756)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1France Neithea sexangularis (3747)