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Nikoliviidae

Thelodonti - Furcacaudiformes - Nikoliviidae

Taxonomy
Nikoliviidae was named by Karatajute-Talimaa (1978). It is not extant. Its type is Nikolivia.

It was assigned to Thelodontiformes by Karatajute-Talimaa (1978); and to Furcacaudiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Chattertonodus, Nikolivia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Nikoliviidae Karatajute-Talimaa
2019Nikoliviidae van der Laan p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassThelodontomorphi(Jackel 1911)
classThelodonti
orderFurcacaudiformes
familyNikoliviidae
familyNikoliviidae

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.

Fm. †Nikoliviidae Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
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G. †Chattertonodus Märss et al. 2002
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Chattertonodus cometoides Märss et al. 2002
G. †Nikolivia Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
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Nikolivia aligera Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Nikolivia auriculata Märss et al. 2002
Nikolivia balabayi Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Nikolivia depressa Blom and Goujet 2002
Nikolivia elongata Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Nikolivia gutta Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Nikolivia milesi Turner 1982
Nikolivia oervigi Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Pragian or 432.90000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7Greenland Nikolivia sp. (239394)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Canada (Nunavut) Chattertonodus cometoides (239380)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Nikolivia auriculata (237793) Nikolivia elongata (238040)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom Nikolivia gutta (179235)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (Herefordshire) Nikolivia milesi (201736)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Nikolivia elongata (237814) Nikolivia elongata, Nikolivia depressa, Nikolivia oervigi (237822) Nikolivia elongata, Nikolivia gutta, Nikolivia depressa (237816 237817 237818)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Nikolivia balabayi (239233) Nikolivia elongata, Nikolivia balabayi (239226) Nikolivia elongata, Nikolivia balabayi, Nikolivia oervigi (239235) Nikolivia elongata, Nikolivia oervigi (239220 239230) Nikolivia oervigi (239221)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation Nikolivia elongata, Nikolivia aligera (90330)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Nikolivia sp. (216486 216487 216491)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) Nikolivia elongata (237769)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation Nikolivia elongata (90331)