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Nisusia

Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Nisusiidae

Taxonomy
Nisusia was named by Walcott (1905) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-u Cm uMid Sepkoski's reference number: 10,19,1050]. Its type is Orthisina festinata. It is the type genus of Nisusiidae.

It was assigned to Nisusiidae by Rowell and Caruso (1985), Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Nisusia Walcott pp. 247 - 248
1985Nisusia Rowell and Caruso p. 1240
2000Nisusia Williams et al. p. 213
2002Nisusia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classKutorginata
orderKutorginidaKühn 1949
superfamilyNisusioideaWalcott and Schuchert 1908
familyNisusiidaeWalcott and Schuchert 1908
genusNisusia

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. †Nisusia Walcott 1905
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†Nisusia alberta Walcott 1889
†Nisusia ancauchensis Benedetto and Foglia 2012
†Nisusia borealis Cooper 1936
†Nisusia cloudi Shaw 1957
†Nisusia festinata Billings 1861
†Nisusia fulleri Mount 1981
†Nisusia howelli Shaw 1957
†Nisusia kotujensis Andreeva 1962
†Nisusia minussensis Lermontova 1940
†Nisusia multicostata Holmer et al. 2019
†Nisusia nasuta Nikitin 1956
†Nisusia pospelovi Aksarina 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: minorg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTOY: Epifaunal suspension feeder (Caron & Jackson, 2008). BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-03-07 15:12:14
Modified: 2009-06-04 16:56:53
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Caron and Jackson 2008, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Montezuman to the top of the Merioneth or 520.00000 to 486.85000 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation N. sp. (10047)
Montezuman - Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0USA (Nevada) N. sp. (10574)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Yunnan) N. sp. (90355)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Yakutia) N. sp. (90438)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) N. sp. (81438)
Botomian - Lenian516.0 - 508.2Kyrgyzstan N. alaica (9979)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Kyrgyzstan N. sp. (81268)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Arizona) N. sp. (185)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Pennsylvania) N. festinata (11113 11114 11115)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Virginia) N. festinata (195) N. sp. (188)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Vermont) N. festinata (194) N. sp. (191) N. sp. indet (94505) N. transversa (121235)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (California) N. sp. (219695)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Argentina N. ancauchensis (176949)
Duyunian514.5 - 506.5China (Guizhou) N. katujensis (88777)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Khakasiya) N. sp., N. spenci (81331)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) N. sp. (81434)
Ordian511.2 - 508.0Australia (Northern Territory) N. sp. (203)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Pennsylvania) N. sp. (214)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Vermont) N. festinata, N. amii (200)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) N. alberta (121957) N. burgessensis (84412 84413 84417 84418 84420 84423 84424 84425 84426 84427 84428 84429 84430 84431 84432 84433 84434 84435 84437 121959)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Virginia) N. festinata (219913)
Delamaran - Menevian509.7 - 499.5Mexico N. sp. (10687)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Russian Federation (Gornyi Altai) N. minussensis (219918)
Amgan508.2 - 504.5Iran N. multicostata (219919)
Solvan508.2 - 504.5USA (Alaska) N. sp., N. borealis (219912)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Hunan) N. sp. (107325)
Taijangian506.5 - 504.5China (Guizhou) N. guizhouensis, N. granosa (79770)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Montana) N. lickensis (155651 155653) N. sp. 1, N. sp. 2 (155656)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) N. sp. (188658 193550 193551)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Russian Federation (Gorny Atlai) N. pospelovi (219922)
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0Kazakhstan N. nasuta (219921)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0Canada (British Columbia) N. burgessensis (122094) N. sp. (215)
St Davids506.5 - 497.0USA (Vermont) N. festinata (78912) N. howelli, N. festinata (78914)
Floran - Undillan504.5 - 500.5Australia (New South Wales) N. metula (9394)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Arizona) N. noblei (158686)
Marjumian504.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) N. sp. (262 77272)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Arizona) N. sp. (205)