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Niso

Gastropoda - Eulimidae

Taxonomy
Niso was named by Risso (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant. Its type is Niso eburnea.

It was assigned to Melanellidae by Oostingh (1935), Gardner (1947), Harris and Palmer (1947), Gardner (1948), MacNeil (1960) and Dockery (1977); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eulimidae by Martin (1904), Addicott (1970), Woodring (1970), Todd (2001), Wienrich (2001) and Darragh (2017).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Niso Risso p. 218
1904Niso Martin p. 217
1935Niso Oostingh p. 62
1947Niso Gardner p. 574
1947Niso Harris and Palmer p. 225
1948Niso Gardner p. 212
1960Niso MacNeil p. 45
1970Niso Addicott p. 58
1970Niso Woodring pp. 327, 329
1977Niso Dockery p. 53
2001Niso Todd
2001Niso Wienrich p. 467
2002Niso Sepkoski
2017Niso Darragh p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyEulimidaePhilippi 1853
genusNisoRisso 1826

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Niso Risso 1826
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Subg. Niso (Niso) Risso 1826
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Niso (Niso) mesata Woodring 1970
Niso antiselli Anderson and Martin 1914
Niso cottonwoodensis Addicott 1970
Niso eburnea Risso 1826
Niso kimberi Pritchard 1906
Niso lineata Conrad 1841
Niso littlei Kiel 2006
Niso polita Gabb 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:26:47
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:26:47
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 59.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (157 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian - Thanetian61.6 - 56.0New Zealand N. putata (64699)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0USA (Virginia) N. sp. C (101306)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) N. polita (122337)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Alabama) N. sp. A (91111 98277)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) N. pistiliformis (207112)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2Indonesia N. terebellata (78745)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Texas) N. sp., N. spp. (205503)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) N. subumbiculata, N. terebellata, N. micromphala (8124)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre) N. terebellum (178085)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France N. terebellata (171526)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France N. terebellata (78567)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) N. sp. (205489)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) N. sp. D (90706)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Washington) N. polito (139020)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) N. sp. D (98787 98940)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Texas) N. sp. (205480) N. spp. (205410)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0New Zealand N. basiglobosa (64739 64751)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain N. sp. (141924)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) N. turris (85445)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany N. acuta (179751)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) N. kimberi (205816)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) N. sp. B (98689)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9New Zealand (Canterbury) N. neozelanica (45037)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03USA (Washington) N. littlei (205201)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Middle Miocene33.9 - 11.608Haiti N. grandis (173458)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) N. terebellum (62882 62883)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India N. marmorata (72033)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) N. antiselli (167645)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) N. terebellum (62884)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) N. terebellum (62899)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Italy N. terebellum, N. eburnea (178108)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany N. sp. (111599)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Austria N. minor (77403) N. terebellum (77402)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Italy N. tauroconica (178116)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany N. terebellum (178467 178468 178469)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Netherlands N. terebellum (186883)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Grenada N. sp. (58667)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Russian Federation N. antisellii (45451)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) N. sp., N. terebellum (61900) N. terebellum (61895 61899 61901 61902 61903 61906 61907 62888 62889 62891 62892 62893)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Panama (Bocas del Toro) N. sp. (135818)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Austria N. terebellum (74650 74652)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama N. mesata (52171 52174 82122 93062 93145 93146 93172 93174 93175) N. sp. (145521 145522)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) N. mesata (142897 145195 145334) N. sp. (61334 79779 79780 79783 79784 79785 79790 79791 79792 79984 79985 79996 79997 136014)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic N. grandis (58817)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela N. grandis (130981)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia N. grandis (131220)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela N. sp. (92751)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic N. grandis (58869)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Mexico (Veracruz) N. interrupta (59282)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) N. sp. (42283)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (South Australia) N. psila (63432)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago N. grandis (60399 60401 60630 60634 60635)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas) N. sp. (135889 135944)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Bocas del Toro) N. sp. (135816 135821)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria N. terebellum (70887)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic N. sp. (74971 75038)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Esmeraldas) N. splendidula (135043)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Trinidad and Tobago N. sp. (60412 60413 60414 60415 60416 60417)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador N. sp. (131293)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic N. sp. (80084 80136)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Panama (Bocas del Toro) N. sp. (79982)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Spain (Huelva) N. eburnea (71916)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Asti) N. eburnea (86305)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Italy (Biella) N. acarinatoconica (127497)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India N. marmorata (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia N. sp. (84520)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Veracruz) N. willcoxiana (134767)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) N. wilcoxiana (59484)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica N. sp. (69093 69094)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy (Emilia-Romagna) N. eburnea (178117)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas) N. sp. (79774 79794 79989 79999 135876 135885)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Panama (Bocas del Toro) N. sp. (61340)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica (Limon) N. sp. (79796 79798 79800)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) N. imbricata (51878)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan (Okinawa) N. yokoyamai (42178)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Italy N. eburnea (178457 178779)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) N. willcoxiana (79331)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Ecuador (Manabi) N. imbricata, N. sp. (48665) N. sp. (48664)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (North Carolina) N. dalli (59316 80033)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Costa Rica (Limon) N. sp. (79835 79844)
Calabrian1.806 - 0.781Japan (Okinawa) N. yokoyamai (42235)
Calabrian - Middle Pleistocene1.806 - 0.126Japan (Okinawa) N. sp. (42300)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Florida) N. interrupta (67069)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117Jamaica N. portoricensis (80408)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (North Carolina) N. sp. (69045)