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Nyuella

Helcionelloida - Helcionellidae

Taxonomy
Nyuella is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Helcionellidae by Runnegar and Jell (1976); to Helcionelloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Scenellidae by Ponder et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Nyuella Runnegar and Jell p. 117
2002Nyuella Sepkoski
2020Nyuella Ponder et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classHelcionelloidaPeel 1991
familyHelcionellidae
genusNyuella

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.

G. †Nyuella
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-06-11 17:55:39
Modified: 2009-10-09 12:02:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hendy 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available