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Nicolella actoniae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Productorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis actoniae was named by de Sowerby and Murchison (1839). It is the type species of Nicolella.

It was recombined as Nicolella actoniae by Alikhova (1953), Rubel (1961), Williams (1963), Wright (1964) and Mitchell (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. salme

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Nicolella actoniae Alikhova
1961Nicolella actoniae Rubel
1963Nicolella actoniae Williams p. 352 figs. pl. 1. figs 15-19
1964Nicolella actoniae Wright
1977Nicolella actoniae Mitchell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyProductorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
subfamilyProductorthinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusNicolella
speciesactoniae()

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.

†Nicolella actoniae de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:50:01
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:50:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Rawtheyan or 458.40000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) Nicolella actoniae (46886 46887 46891 46892 46893)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5China (Guizhou) Nicolella actoniae (186302)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) Nicolella actoniae (43640)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Lenister) Nicolella actoniae (55702 55703 55706 55710)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0Ireland (Leinster) Nicolella actoniae (55677)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0Norway Nicolella actoniae (2763)
Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) Nicolella actoniae (3305 192390)
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) Nicolella actoniae (166928 166942 167370 167416)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Nicolella actoniae (166748)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Nicolella actoniae (163261)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8Ireland (Leinster) Nicolella actoniae (89130)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom Nicolella actoniae (163264)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Nicolella actoniae (8290 8291)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.4United Kingdom (Wales) Nicolella actoniae (8292)