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Nystiellinae

Gastropoda - Epitoniidae

Taxonomy
Nystiellinae was named by Clench (1952) [m. kosnik taxon no: 6392].

It was assigned to Epitoniidae by Ponder and Warén (1988), Dockery (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Nystiellinae Clench
1988Nystiellinae Ponder and Warén p. 304
1993Nystiellinae Dockery p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyEpitonioidea(Berry 1910)
familyEpitoniidaeBerry 1910
subfamilyNystiellinaeClench 1952
subfamilyNystiellinaeClench 1952

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.

Subfm. †Nystiellinae Clench 1952
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G. †Ecclesiogyra Dall 1892
G. Foratiscala de Boury 1887
G. †Pseudoclaviscala Dockery 1993
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G. Tenuiscala de Boury 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-02-05 23:13:43
Modified: 2011-09-22 17:20:39
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Beu et al. 1990, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Bartonian or 83.60000 to 37.71000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 72.2 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Mississippi) Eccliseogyra heliclina, Eccliseogyra inflata, Pseudoclaviscala laevicosta, Pseudoclaviscala rugacosta (7456) Pseudoclaviscala laevicosta, Pseudoclaviscala rugacosta (32140)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Pseudoclaviscala sp. (205541)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03United Kingdom (England) Foratiscala newtoni, Tenuiscala laubrierei (8125) Foratiscala newtoni, Tenuiscala laubrierei, Tenuiscala primula, Tenuiscala mesomorpha, Tenuiscala sp. (8124)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Tenuiscala aspersa (90704 164232 178662)