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Neithea altana

Status not recordedmolluscsExtinct

Neithea altana is a species in the family Neitheidae, order Pectinida.

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Quick facts about Neithea altana

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Neithea altana live?

Not recorded

Is Neithea altana endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Neithea altana classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classBivalvia
  4. orderPectinida
  5. familyNeitheidae
  6. genusNeithea
  7. SpeciesNeithea altana Kniker, 1919

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Relatives of Neithea altana

Other species in the same genus Neithea.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Neithea altana?

Neithea altana (Neithea altana) belongs to the family Neitheidae in the order Pectinida.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Neithea altana (Neithea altana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/neithea-altana

MLA

“Neithea altana (Neithea altana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/neithea-altana.

BibTeX
@misc{neithea_altana_2026,
  title = {Neithea altana (Neithea altana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/neithea-altana},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}