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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), Dockery (1977); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eulimidae by Martin (1904), Addicott (1970), Woodring (1970), Todd (2001), Wienrich (2001), Darragh (2017).

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 pistiliformis Anderson and Hanna 1925
†Niso polita Gabb 1864
†Niso umbilicata Lea 1833
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available