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Taxonomy
Family:
NEILONELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Neilonellidae (Family)
> Neilonella (Genus)
> hadalis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Austrotindaria Fleming, 1948
=Leda (Neilonella) Dall, 1881
=Leda (Saturnia) Seguenza, 1877
=Pseudoneilonella Laghi, 1986
=Pseudotindaria Sanders & Allen, 1977
=Saturnia Seguenza, 1877
=Tindaria (Neilonella) Dall, 1881
Images: Neilonella hadalis Knudsen, 1970
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Taxonomy
Family:
NEILONELLIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Bivalvia (Class)
> Protobranchia (Subclass)
> Nuculanida (Order)
> Nuculanoidea (Superfamily)
> Neilonellidae (Family)
> Neilonella (Genus)
> hadalis (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Austrotindaria Fleming, 1948
=Leda (Neilonella) Dall, 1881
=Leda (Saturnia) Seguenza, 1877
=Pseudoneilonella Laghi, 1986
=Pseudotindaria Sanders & Allen, 1977
=Saturnia Seguenza, 1877
=Tindaria (Neilonella) Dall, 1881
Details: Neilonella hadalis Knudsen, 1970
Distribution:
Kermadec Trench, from 6770-6960m
Type Data:
  • 6960-7000 metres, Kermadec Trench, NZ, (holotype)
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
Distribution Map
 
References and Publications
  • Knudsen, J. 1970 The systematics and biology of abyssal and hadal Bivalvia, Galathea Report, 11 (p.61) Original Description

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil