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Christiania nilssoni

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Christianiidae

Taxonomy
Christiania nilssoni was named by Sheehan (1973).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. oblonga

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Christiania nilssoni Sheehan pp. 65 - 66 figs. pl. 3, f. 4-12.

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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
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyChristianiidaeWilliams 1953
genusChristianiaHall and Clarke 1892
speciesnilssoniSheehan 1973

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.

†Christiania nilssoni Sheehan 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 10:33:53
Modified: 2018-11-11 09:57:07
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

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

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (JiangSu) Christiania nilssoni (7943)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Guizhou) Christiania nilssoni (186332)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Anhui) Christiania nilssoni (186337)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Italy (Sardinia) Christiania nilssoni (185148 185151 185158) Christiania sp. (75890)
Pusgillian - Cautleyan449.5 - 448.8China (JiangSu) Christiania nilssoni (7872)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Zhejiang) Christiania nilssoni (25864)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) Christiania nilssoni (185100 185112)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Christiania nilssoni (185116 185125)