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Nikitinamena

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptellinidae

Taxonomy

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Nikitinamena Popov and Cocks pp. 256 - 258

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyLeptellinidaeUlrich and Cooper 1936
subfamilyPalaeostrophomeninaeCocks and Rong 1989
genusNikitinamena

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. †Nikitinamena Popov and Cocks 2006
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Nikitinamena bicostata Popov and Cocks 2006
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks 2006Shell concavoconvex, geniculate; rhomboidal
outline; anterior commissure weakly uniplicate; ventral
valve with two widely diverging, low, angular plications
enclosing very shallow sulcus; ventral interarea apsacline
with small, apical pseudodeltidium; dorsal valve with low
median fold and linear, hypercline interarea. Chilidial
plates separate; radial ornament finely and unevenly parvicostellate.Ventral interior with small teeth and small bilobed muscle field; short adductor scar completely separating larger diductor scars; ventral mantle canal system saccate with short, diverging vascula media; dorsal interior with simple, bulbous cardinal process on low notothyrial platform and with small curved socket plates; median septum fine, extending anteriorly to mid length.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Katian or 453.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan N. bicostata (204072 204073 204074 204075 204076)