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Nasutimena fluctuosa

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Strophomenidae

Taxonomy
Strophomena fluctuosa was named by Billings (1860) [GSC 2017 is a hypotype: the type has been lost. not Strophomena fluctuosa Billings; Winchell and Schuchert 1893, p. 395, Pl. 31, figs. 14-17. (= Strophomena occidentalis Foerste 1912)]. Its type specimen is GSC 2017, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Luhaia fluctuosa by Dewing (1995); it was recombined as Gunnarella fluctuosa by Dewing (1999); it was recombined as Nasutimena fluctuosa by Jin and Zhan (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Strophomena fluctuosa Billings p. 57 fig. 6
1924Strophomena fluctuosa Foerste p. 119 figs. pl. 12, figs. 8a, b
1928Strophomena fluctuosa Twenhofel p. 193 figs. pl. 22, figs. 3-5
1995Luhaia fluctuosa Dewing p. 139 figs. pl. 10, figs. 2, 4-8; pl. 11, figs. 1-13
1999Gunnarella fluctuosa Dewing pp. 20-23 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 2, 4-8; Pl. 7, figs. 1-13; Text-fig. 14
2001Nasutimena fluctuosa Jin and Zhan pp. 31 - 34 figs. Pl. 6, figs. 9-19; Pl. 7, figs. 5-12; Pl. 20, figs. 1-7; Pl. 21, figs. 5, 6; Figs. 16, 17

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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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyStrophomenidaeKing 1846
genusNasutimena
speciesfluctuosa(Billings 1860)

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.

Nasutimena fluctuosa Billings 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 19:20:40
Modified: 2009-06-11 21:20:40
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Katian to the top of the Richmondian or 452.80000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Strophomena fluctuosa (24635)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Nunvait) Strophomena fluctuosa (192779)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Gunnarella fluctuosa (158519 158525 158526 158533 158543 158556 158557 158558 158560 158634 158637 158815 158817 158818 158819 158824 158825 158828 158837 158838 158839 158840 158844 159193 159202 159203)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Minnesota) Strophomena fluctuosa (23281)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Strophomena fluctuosa (24636 192139)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Manitoba) Nasutimena fluctuosa (166412)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Illinois, Iowa) Strophomena fluctuosa (23809)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Strophomena fluctuosa (23810)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Strophomena fluctuosa (23282)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Strophomena fluctuosa (173249)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Nasutimena fluctuosa (166398 166417) Strophomena fluctuosa (14120 23009 34813)
Maysvillian - Richmondian450.2 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Strophomena fluctuosa (35351)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Strophomena fluctuosa (188770)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Wyoming) Strophomena fluctuosa (13497 65239)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) Nasutimena fluctuosa (166389 166392 166393 166395 166396 166400 166408) Strophomena fluctuosa (166464 166504 166634 192101)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Gunnarella fluctuosa (158582) Nasutimena fluctuosa (163781)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Strophomena fluctuosa (23011 23013 23018)