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Nicaniella (Nicaniella)

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Nicaniella (Nicaniella) Nicaniella
2002Nicaniella (Nicaniella) Gahr

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyAstartinaed'Orbigny 1844
genusNicaniellaChavan 1945
subgenusNicaniellaNicaniella 1945

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.

Subg. †Nicaniella (Nicaniella) Nicaniella 1945
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height18.12

Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliensbachian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 192.90000 to 145.06000 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Germany Nicaniella pumila (23813)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany Nicaniella pumila (23626 23812 23814 23815 23817 23840 23841 23842 23843 23844 23845 23846 23847)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Bavaria) Nicaniella pumila (23850 23851 23852 23853 23854 23855 23856 23858 23859 23860)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Nicaniella sp. (26137 26145 26151 26335) Nicaniella sp., Nicaniella voltzi (25212 25214 25218 25608 26152 26327 26328 26393) Nicaniella voltzi (25211 25216 25217 25612 25613 25670 25674 25675 25937 25938 25939 26141 26147 26148 26325 26329 26336 26383 26385 26386 26398)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Portugal (Coimbra) Nicaniella voltzi (211056 211057 211061 211062 211063 211064 211065)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Portugal Nicaniella voltzi (25950)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain (Teruel) Nicaniella voltzi (211066 211068 211171 211172 211174 211175 211177 211178 211179)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Spain Nicaniella voltzi (25773) Nicaniella voltzii (51613)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7France Nicaniella voltzi (51608)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Spain Nicaniella sp. (25885) Nicaniella voltzi (25879 25886)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Nicaniella extensa, Nicaniella nummus, Nicaniella mehtai (68657) Nicaniella nummus (68653) Nicaniella singhi (68665 68667)
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8India Nicaniella extensa (68647)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Germany Nicaniella morini (60387)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Nicaniella soror, Nicaniella sp. (34608)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Nicaniella sp. (57157)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1United Kingdom (England) Nicaniella supraextensa (69130)