Neilo

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
  • 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.

Description

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

Taxonomy

The genus was first described in 1854 by Arthur Adams.

Distribution

Members of the genus have been found in the Pacific Ocean, Caribbean and the Southern Ocean. The earliest fossils of the genus date to the Cretaceous, and have been found in Antarctica and Argentina.

Species

Species within the genus Neilo include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Neilo A. Adams, 1854. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Marshall, Bruce Anders (1978). "The genus Neilo in New Zealand (Mollusca: Bivalvia)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 5 (3): 425–436. doi:10.1080/03014223.1978.10428329. Wikidata Q54643985.
  3. ↑ Adams, Arthur (1854), "Description of a New Genus, and of Several New Species, of Mollusca, from the Cumingian Collection.", Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 20: 93 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library
  4. ↑ "Neilo A.Adams, 1854". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Neilo Adams 1854 (clam)". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 29 January 2026.