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Neithea (Neithea) deshayana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Neitheidae

Taxonomy
Pecten deshayana was named by Matheron (1842).

It was recombined as Pecten (Neithea) deshayesianus by Cossmann (1906); it was recombined as Neithea (Neithea) deshayana by Dhondt (1973).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pecten deshayana Matheron
1906Pecten (Neithea) deshayesianus Cossmann
1916Pecten (Neithea) planivalvis Cossmann
1973Neithea (Neithea) deshayana 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
speciesdeshayana(Matheron 1842)

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 (Neithea) deshayana Matheron 1842
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Invalid names: Pecten (Neithea) planivalvis Cossmann 1916 [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: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available