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Nipponithyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dallinidae

Taxonomy
Nipponithyris was named by Yabe and Hatai (1934) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R Sepkoski's reference number: 1]. It is extant. Its type is Nipponithyris nipponensis. It is the type genus of Nipponithyridinae.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nipponithyridinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Nipponithyris Yabe and Hatai
1940Nipponithyris (Miyakothyris) Hatai p. 339
1948Isumithyris Hatai p. 498
1978Dicrosia Cooper p. 12
2002Isumithyris Sepkoski
2002Miyakothyris Sepkoski
2002Nipponithyris Sepkoski
2006Nipponithyris Williams et al. p. 2244

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyTerebratelloideaKing 1850
familyDallinidaeBeecher 1893
subfamilyNipponithyridinaeHatai 1938
genusNipponithyrisYabe and Hatai 1934

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. Nipponithyris Yabe and Hatai 1934
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Nipponithyris afra Cooper 1973
Nipponithyris fijiensis Elliott 1960
Nipponithyris nipponensis Yabe and Hatai 1934
Nipponithyris yabei Hatai 1939
Invalid names: Dicrosia Cooper 1978 [synonym], Isumithyris Hatai 1948 [synonym], Miyakothyris [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height15.50----
shell height85.203.906.505.400.941

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:24:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:24:57
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Langhian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 15.97000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 13.82 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Japan N. nipponensis (190757)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan Miyakothyris subovata (190762)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Fiji Dicrosia fijiensis (186809 186810 186811 186812 186813 186814 186819)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan N. notoensis (190755)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Japan Isumithyris kazusaensis (233106) N. tayaensis, N. snisiyamai (233105)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Japan N. yabei (190675)