Neolepton

Neolepton is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs of the family Neoleptonidae.

Neolepton
Shell of Neolepton veneris (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Superfamily: Veneroidea
Family: Neoleptonidae
Genus: Neolepton
Monterosato, 1875
Type species
Lepton sulcatulum Jeffreys, 1859
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Davisia Cooper & Preston, 1910 (invalid: junior homonym of Davisia del Guercio, 1909 [Hemiptera]; Neodavisia is a replacement name)
  • Halodakra Olsson, 1961
  • Neodavisia Chavan, 1969
  • Neolepton (Neolepton) Monterosato, 1875· accepted, alternate representation
  • Neolepton (Stohleria) Coan, 1984· accepted, alternate representation
  • Notolepton Finlay, 1926
  • Stohleria Coan, 1984

Species in the genus Neolepton
  • Neolepton amatoi Zelaya & Ituarte, 2004
  • Neolepton antipodum (Filhol, 1880)
  • Neolepton arjanbosi 2003
  • Neolepton atlanticum 1890
  • Neolepton benguelensis 1998
  • Neolepton bonaerense 2004
  • Neolepton caledonicum 1998
  • Neolepton cancellatum 1998
  • Neolepton cobbi 1910
  • Neolepton concentricum 1912
  • Neolepton discriminatum 2001
  • Neolepton faberi 2003
  • Neolepton falklandicum 1964
  • Neolepton georgianum 2003
  • Neolepton guanche 1998
  • Neolepton holmbergi 2003
  • Neolepton hupei 1957
  • Neolepton moolenbeeki 2003
  • Neolepton novacambricum 1915
  • Neolepton peetersae 2003
  • Neolepton planiliratum 1911
  • Neolepton powelli Dell, 1964
  • Neolepton profundorum 2000
  • Neolepton sootryeni 1998
  • Neolepton sublaevigatum Powell, 1937
  • Neolepton subobliquum Powell, 1937
  • Neolepton subtrigonum 1857
  • Neolepton sulcatulum 1859
  • Neolepton triangulare Dell, 1956
  • Neolepton umbonatum 1885
  • Neolepton veneris 1877
  • Neolepton victor 2003
  • Neolepton yagan 2004

Species Neolepton obliquatum Chaster, 1897 was accepted as Coracuta obliquata (Chaster, 1897).

Species Neolepton sykesi (Chaster, 1895) accepted as Arculus sykesii (Chaster, 1895).

References
  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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