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Nimbia occlusa
Taxonomy
Nimbia occlusa was named by Fedonkin (1981). Its type specimen is GIN 4482/199 and is an impression. It is the type species of Nimbia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Nimbia occlusa Fedonkin |
| 2000 | Nimbia occlusa Hagadorn and Waggoner p. 350 figs. Figure 2, 3.1–3.3 |
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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.
†Nimbia occlusa Fedonkin 1981
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| J. W. Hagadorn and B. M. Waggoner 2000 | (Translated and abridged from Fedonkin, 1985) Flat, discoidal, circular to oval organisms preserved in positive hyporelief. Peripheral part forms a single thick marginal rim. Central portion within the rim is usually smooth and featureless but may have a central tubercle. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available
Age range: base of the Cryogenian to the top of the Merioneth or 850.00000 to 485.40000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryogenian | Kazakhstan | Nimbia occlusa (140176) | |
| Cryogenian - Ediacaran | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Nimbia occlusa (51883) | |
| Ediacaran | USA (Nevada) | Nimbia occlusa (7179) | |
| Ediacaran | Spain | Nimbia occlusa (237440) | |
| Manykaian | Norway | Nimbia occlusa (51872) | |
| Merioneth | Ireland | Nimbia occlusa (10690) |