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Niviconia

Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Meekellidae

Taxonomy
Niviconia was named by Cooper and Grant (1974) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-m P Leon-u Sepkoski's reference number: 7].

It was assigned to Meekellinae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Niviconia Cooper and Grant pp. 373-374
2000Niviconia Williams et al. p. 662
2002Niviconia 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
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderOrthotetidaWaagen 1884
superfamilyOrthotetoidea
familyMeekellidae
subfamilyMeekellinae
genusNiviconia

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. †Niviconia Cooper and Grant 1974
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Niviconia abrupta Cooper and Grant 1974
Niviconia globosa King 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height1214.52.9040.016.611.2

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:25:57
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:25:57
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Meekella globosa (121457 149985 150565) N. abrupta, N. globosa (43492) N. globosa (43491 43494 43498 43501 43504 43510 43515 43517 43589 44519 81638 81644 101811 105938)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) N. globosa (81640)