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Neolepton

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Description

Neolepton is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs of the family Neoleptonidae.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolepton, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	8320109	https://www.gbif.org/species/8320109
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	17962	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17962

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Neoleptonidae : Neolepton

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Neoleptonidae : Neolepton

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	Heteroconchia
-	Cardiomorphi	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardioni	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiidia	Ferussac 1822
-	Cardiata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Cardiiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Cardiida	Ferussac 1822
suborder	Leptonidina	Dall 1889
superfamily	Cyamioidea
family	Neoleptonidae	Thiele 1934
genus	Neolepton	Monterosato 1875

Scientific Name

Neolepton Monterosato, 1875

Name Published In

Monterosato T. A. (di) (1875 (letta il 24. 1. 1875)). Nuova rivista delle Conchiglie Mediterranee. (Catalogo delle Conchiglie Mediterranee). Atti dell'Accademia Palermitana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Palermo (2) 5: 1-50

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Neolepton	genus	belongs to Neoleptonidae	stated with evidence	Vokes, 1980
Neolepton	genus	belongs to Neoleptonidae	implied	Lamprell and Healy, 1998
Neolepton	genus	belongs to Neoleptonidae	stated with evidence	Coan et al., 2000
Neolepton	genus	belongs to Veneroida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Neolepton	genus	belongs to Neoleptonidae	stated without evidence	Bouchet et al., 2010

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

4 (100%)

First Recorded Appearance

21.7 - 19.0 Ma
Miocene

Motility

facultatively mobile (based on Cyamioidea)

Vision

blind (based on Bivalvia)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Cyamioidea)

Taphonomy

aragonite (based on Bivalvia)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolepton

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Youngest
Neolepton (Neolepton) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		0 Ma Extant
Neolepton (Stohleria) subgenus	listed (PBDB)		0 Ma Extant
Neolepton amatoi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton antipodum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton arjanbosi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton atlanticum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton benguelensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton bonaerense species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton caledonicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton cancellatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton chaneyi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton cobbi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton concentricum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton discriminatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton faberi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton falklandicum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton georgianum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton guanche species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton holmbergi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton hupei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton megadon species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton moolenbeeki species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton naturalis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton peetersae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton planiliratum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton powelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton profundorum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton salmoneum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton sootryeni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton sublaevigatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton subobliquum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton subtrigonum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton sulcatulum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton triangulare species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton umbonatum species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton veneris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton victor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Neolepton yagan species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Davisia Cooper & Preston, 1910	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Neoleptonidae : *Davisia*
Halodakra Olsson, 1961	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Neoleptonidae : *Halodakra*
Neodavisia Chavan, 1969	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Neoleptonidae : *Neodavisia*
Stohleria Coan, 1984	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Neoleptonidae : *Stohleria*
Notolepton Finlay, 1926	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Neoleptonidae : *Notolepton*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1875	Neolepton Monterosato
1927	Notolepton Finlay
1980	Neolepton Vokes p. 116
1990	Neolepton Beu et al. p. 397
1998	Neolepton Lamprell and Healy p. 166
2000	Neolepton Coan et al. p. 347
2002	Neolepton Sepkoski, Jr.
2010	Neolepton Bouchet et al.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Vokes H. E. (1980) Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue, Genera of the Bivalvia: a systematic and bibliographic Catalogue

Beu A. G., Maxwell P.A., et al (1990) Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand, New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 58

Lamprell K., Healy J. (1998) , Bivalves of Australia 2

Coan E. V., Scott P. V., et al (2000) Bivalve seashells of western North America, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural history Monographs 2, 1-764

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

Coan, E. V.; Valentich-Scott, P. (2012). Bivalve seashells of tropical West America. Marine bivalve mollusks from Baja California to northern Peru. 2 vols, 1258 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213. - via World Register of Marine Species

Salas, C.; Gofas, S. (1998). Description of four new species of Neolepton Monterosato, 1875 (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Neoleptonidae), with comments on the genus and on its affinity with the Veneracea. Ophelia. 48(1): 35-70. - via World Register of Marine Species

Aphia2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/Bouchet et al., 2001 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Atti. Acad. Sci. Lett. Art, Palermo, (N. S.) 5 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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