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Nisusia fulleri

Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Nisusiidae

Taxonomy
Nisusia fulleri was named by Mount (1981). Its type specimen is UCR 10/2031 and is a mold. Its type locality is UCR loc. 10, Marble Mountains, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Latham Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Nisusia fulleri Mount pp. 46 - 48 figs. Figures 1 - 2
2021Nisusia fulleri Liang et al. figs. 5.1–5.7, 9.1

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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
speciesfulleri

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.

Nisusia fulleri Mount 1981
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. D. Mount 1981The new species is distinguished from all other species of the genus by having the following combination of characteristics: shell medium in size, transversely subrectangular, greatest width at the hinge; sulcus shallow and wide; ornamentation of numerous, narrow, low costellae of three different strengths, with narrow interspaces.
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
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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Dyeran or 515.30000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (California) Nisusia sp. (type locality: 219695)