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Neilo

Classification

    Phylum:  
Mollusca
    Class:  
Bivalvia
    Subclass:  
Palaeotaxodonta
    Order:  
Nuculoida
    Superfamily:  
Nuculanacea
    Family:  
Malletiidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Neilo ADAMS, 1852, p. 93
    Type Species:  
N. cumingii, M


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Fossil Image
Fig. A4,3. *N. cumingii, Rec., N.Z., 3 a, b, LV ext. and int., X1.5 (Adams, 1852)


Synonyms



Geographic Distribution

cosmop.


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Tert.
    Beginning International Stage:  
Danian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
66.04
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Rec.
    Ending International Stage:  
Meghalayan
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
0


Description

Thick shell, strong concentric sculpture, elongate, blunt posterior, strong pallial sinus




References



Museum or Author Information

Adams, 1852