Neilo

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Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Bivalvia
Neilo
Temporal range: Cretaceous–Recent
Neilo australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Nuculanida
Family: Malletiidae
Genus: Neilo
Type species
Neilo cumingii A. Adams, 1854
Synonyms[1]
  • Australoneilo Zinsmeister, 1984
  • Malletia (Neilo) A. Adams, 1854
  • Neilo (Australoneilo) Zinsmeister, 1984
  • Neilo (Multidentata) Krishtofovich, 1964
  • Neilo (Neilo) A. Adams, 1854

Nelio is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs of the family Malletiidae.[1]

Shells of Nelio have a more strongly developed hinge, most prominently on the anterior hinge, when compared to members of the genus Malletia.[2]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1854 by Arthur Adams.[3]

Distribution

Species

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