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Nisusia festinata transversa

Kutorginata - Kutorginida - Nisusiidae

Taxonomy
Orthisina transversa was named by Walcott (1886).

It was recombined as Nisusia festinata transversa by Walcott (1905).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Orthisina transversa Walcott p. 121 figs. Plate VII, figs. 5, 5a
1905Nisusia festinata transversa Walcott p. 251

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classKutorginata
orderKutorginidaKühn 1949
superfamilyNisusioideaWalcott and Schuchert 1908
familyNisusiidaeWalcott and Schuchert 1908
genusNisusia
speciesfestinata(Billings 1861)
subspeciestransversa(Walcott 1886)

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.

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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, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available