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Nuchidae

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Nuchidae

Taxonomy
Nuchidae was named by Pickett (2002). It is not extant. Its type is Nucha.

It was assigned to Octactinellida by Rigby et al. (2008), Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

Subtaxa
Jawonya, Nucha (type genus), Wagima

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Nuchidae Pickett
2008Nuchidae Rigby et al.
2015Nuchidae Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby p. 392

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyNuchidaePickett 2002
familyNuchidaePickett 2002

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.

Fm. †Nuchidae Pickett 2002
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G. †Jawonya Kruse 1987
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Jawonya gurumal Kruse 1987
Jawonya tiro Kruse 1987
G. †Nucha
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Nucha naucum Pickett and Jell 1983
G. †Wagima Kruse 1987
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Wagima galbanyin Kruse 1987
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-11 01:52:20
Modified: 2011-06-30 06:44:23
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Rhaetian or 521.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Jawonya tiro (81172)
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (New South Wales) Nucha naucum (197348)
Ordian - Templetonian511.2 - 504.5Australia (Northern Territory) Jawonya gurumal (122014)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Australia (Northern Territory) Jawonya gurumal (60019 60027 60031 60032) Jawonya gurumal, Wagima galbanyin (60028 60030)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Yukon) Nucha naucum (99659)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Canada (British Columbia) Nucha vancouverensis (45379)