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Nileus armadillo

Trilobita - Asaphida - Nileidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
N. affinis, N. amplus, N. australis, N. cingolanii, N. depressus, N. deynouxi, N. erici, N. exarmatus, N. gabata, N. glazialis, N. hesperaffinis, N. lacunosa, N. macrops, N. orbiculatoides, N. orbiculatus, N. petilus, N. planiceps, N. porosus, N. scrutator, N. walcotti (syn. N. liangshanensis), Remopleuridioides preandinus
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. symphysuroides

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumArtiopoda(Hou and Bergstrom)
RankNameAuthor
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
subclassLibristoma
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusNileusDalman 1827
speciesarmadillo

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
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Volkhov to the top of the Caradoc or 471.10000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0USA (Alaska) Nileus armadillo (100357 100358 101846)
Hunderum471.8 - 466.0Sweden Nileus armadillo (198056 198057 198062 198064 198065)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Estonia (Ida-Viru) Nileus armadillo (195560)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Sweden Nileus armadillo (188219 188295 188299)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (Alaska) Nileus armadillo (101853)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden (Vastergotland) Nileus armadillo (76912)