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Nacella

Gastropoda - Patellida - Nacellidae

Taxonomy
Nacella was named by Schumacher (1817) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Patellogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Patellidae by Gordillo et al. (2005); and to Nacellidae by Bouchet et al. (2005), DeVries (2007) and Nielsen (2013).

Species
N. (Nacella), N. (Patinigera), N. baylei, N. mytilina (syn. N. mytiloides)
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. deaurata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Nacella Schumacher
2002Nacella Sepkoski
2005Nacella Bouchet et al. p. 112
2005Nacella Gordillo et al. p. 342
2007Nacella DeVries p. 277
2013Nacella Nielsen p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassPatellogastropoda(Lindberg 1986)
orderPatellida(Ihering 1876)
superfamilyLottioideaGray 1840
familyNacellidae(Thiele 1929)
genusNacellaSchumacher 1817

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. Nacella Schumacher 1817
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Subg. Nacella (Nacella) Schumacher 1817
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†Nacella (Nacella) lacrima DeVries 2007
†Nacella baylei Cossmann 1882
Nacella mytilina Helbling 1779
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Invalid names: Nacella mytiloides Schumacher 1817 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-08-15 13:51:57
Modified: 2009-09-15 18:13:08
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Holocene or 70.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) N. ovata (74067 74073)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Neuquén) N. ovata (73957 73960 73963)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) N. ovata (74167)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) N. ovata (73913 73935 73937)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) N. jutsoni (48441)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Chile N. nielseni (89189)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Peru N. reicheae (80468 89188) N. reicherae (89187)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Chubut) N. deaurata (42146)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia N. autochroa (70083)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru N. lacrima, N. intiforma, N. oconaensis (89185)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Chile (Arauco) N. intiforma (142134)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Peru N. intiforma (89186)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Peru N. oblea, N. intiforma, N. chalaensis (80409)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina Patinigera deaurata, N. magellanica (71606) Patinigera delicatissima, N. magellanica (71605)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina N. magellanica (71607)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina N. sp. (71601) Patinigera deaurata (65818 65819 65820 65822 65823) Patinigera deaurata, N. magellanica (71674 71675 71676)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Antarctica N. depressa (215322)