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Palaeoneilo symmetricus

Bivalvia - Nuculanida - Malletiidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoneilo symmetricus was named by Fang (1987). Its type specimen is NIGP 71567, a valve (Left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Mayuanli, Jiugongqiao, Shaoyang County, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine mudstone in the Douling Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Palaeoneilo symmetricus Fang p. 365 figs. Pl 1, figs 11-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
Eubivalvia
subclassProtobranchia(Pelseneer 1889)
superorderNuculaniformiiCarter et al. 2000
orderNuculanida(Carter et al. 2000)
superfamilyNuculanoideaAdams and Adams 1858
familyMalletiidae(Adams and Adams 1858)
genusPalaeoneilo
speciessymmetricus

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height32.832.204.702.201.44

Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: deposit feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-05 12:34:01
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:34:01
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Capitanian or 259.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Hunan) Palaeoneilo symmetricus (107815)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Guangdong) Palaeoneilo symmetricus (113865)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Palaeoneilo symmetricus (type locality: 107816 107820 107826)