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Nisusia alberta

Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Nisusiidae

Taxonomy
Orthisina alberta was named by Walcott (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 14s. Trilobite Bed, Mount Stephen, which is in a Delamaran deep-water shale in the Burgess Shale Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Nisusia alberta by Walcott (1905), Holmer et al. (2019).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Orthisina alberta Walcott p. 442
1905Nisusia alberta Walcott p. 248
2019Nisusia alberta Holmer et al. p. 567

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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
speciesalberta()

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 alberta Walcott 1889
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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
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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Delamaran or 509.70000 to 505.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Nisusia alberta (type locality: 121957)