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Neitheidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7758930	https://www.gbif.org/species/7758930
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	168640	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=168640

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Neitheidae

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Neitheidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca	Linnaeus 1758
class	Bivalvia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Eubivalvia	Carter 2011
subclass	Autobranchia
infraclass	Pteriomorphia
-	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Ostreata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Ostreiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Pectinida
suborder	Pectinidina
superfamily	Pectinoidea	Rafinesque 1815
-	Neitheoidae	Sobetski 1960
family	Neitheidae	Sobetzky 1960

Scientific Name

Neitheidae

Name Published In

Sobetski, V. A. (1960). K sistematike verkhnemelovykh pektinid srednego Prinestrovja [Contribution to the systematics of the Upper Cretaceous pectinids from the middle part of the Dniester River Basin]. Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal. 1960(2):63–71.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Neitheidae	family	belongs to Pectinoidea	stated with evidence	Waller, 2006
Neitheidae	family	belongs to Pectinoida	stated without evidence	Scholz et al., 2008
Neitheidae	family	belongs to Pectinoidea	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010
Neitheidae	family	belongs to Neitheoidae	stated with evidence	Carter et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

201 - 199 Ma
Early Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

165 - 161 Ma
Jurassic

Environment

marine (based on Pectinida)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Pectinoidea)

Vision

limited

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Pectinoidea)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Pectinida)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

T. R. Waller. 2006. New phylogenies of the Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Reconciling morphological and molecular approaches. Scallops: Biology, Ecology and Aquaculture

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Weyla ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		666	201 Ma Early Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1960	Neitheidae Sobetzky
2006	Neitheidae Waller
2008	Neitheidae Scholz et al.
2010	Neitheidae Bouchet et al.
2011	Neitheidae Carter et al. p. 9

References

Waller T. R. (2006) New phylogenies of the Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Reconciling morphological and molecular approaches, Scallops: Biology, Ecology and Aquaculture, 1-44

Scholz A., Aberhan M., et al (2008) Early Jurassic bivalves of the Antimonio terrane (Sonora, NW Mexico): Taxonomy, biogeography, and paleogeographic implications, Geological Society of America Special Paper 442, 269-312

Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., et al (2010) Nomenclator of Bivalve Families with a Classification of Bivalve Families, Malacologia 52 2, 1-184 doi:10.4002/040.052.0201

Carter J. G., Altaba C. R., et al (2011) A Synoptical Classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca), University of Kansas Paleontological Institute Paleontological Contributions 4, 1-47

Carter, J. G.; Altaba, C. R.; Anderson, L. C.; Araujo, R.; Biakov, A. S.; Bogan, A. E.; Campbell, D. C.; Campbell, M.; Jin-hua, C.; Cope, J. C. W.; Delvene, G.; Dijkstra, H. H.; Zong-jie, F.; Gardner, R. N.; Gavrilova, V. A.; Goncharova, I. A.; Harries, P. J.; Hartman, J. H.; Hautmann, M.; Hoeh, W. R.; Hylleberg, J.; Bao-yu, J.; Johnston, P.; Kirkendale, L.; Kleemann, K.; Koppka, J.; Kříž, J.; Machado, D.; Malchus, N.; Márquez-Aliaga, A.; Masse, J.-P.; McRoberts, C. A.; Middelfart, P.U.; Mitchell, S.; Nevesskaja, L. A.; Özer, S.; Pojeta, J. Jr.; Polubotko, I.V.; Pons, J. M.; Popov, S.; Sánchez, T.; Sartori, A. F.; Scott, R. W.; Sey, I. I.; Signorelli, J. H.; Silantiev, V. V.; Skelton, P. W.; Steuber, T.; Waterhouse, J. B.; Wingard, G. L.; Yancey, T. (2011). A synoptical classification of the Bivalvia (Mollusca). Paleontological Contributions. 4: 1-47. - via World Register of Marine Species

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