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Nyassa
Taxonomy
Nyassa was named by Hall and Whitfield (1869).
It was assigned to Palaeomutelidae by Bailey (1983); and to Nyassidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Palaeomutelidae by Bailey (1983); and to Nyassidae by Bouchet et al. (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1869 | Nyassa Hall and Whitfield |
| 1983 | Nyassa Bailey p. 300 |
| 2010 | Nyassa Bouchet et al. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Cazenovian or 387.70000 to 383.70000 Ma
Collections (26 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Devonian | USA (New York) | N. arguata (91239 91246) | |
| Cazenovian | USA (New York) | N. dorsata (69461) | |
| Givetian | USA (New York) | N. arguta (9382 9383 9508 9509 9510 9511 9512 9513 9600 9603 9604 9605 9606 9607 9608) N. dorsata (111443 111469) N. sp. (8833 8932 9370) | |
| Givetian | USA (Ohio) | N. recta (76557 76565) | |
| Givetian | China (Guangxi) | N. dorsata (4791) |