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Taxonomy
Nileus australis was named by Tortello and Esteban (2014). Its type specimen is MLP 34226, a pygidium, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Nileus australis Tortello and Esteban p. 939 figs. Fig. 8.15 |
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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.
†Nileus australis Tortello and Esteban 2014
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| M. F. Tortello and S. B. Esteban 2014 | A Nileus species with a subrectangular, anteriorly truncate glabella; palpebral lobes small for the genus; test surface of pygidium with weak indications of a few terrace lines on anterolateral part of pleural fields; pygidial axis vaguely perceptible on internal molds, with undifferentiated axial rings; pygidial border very narrow; doublure covered with 14 terrace lines. |