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Nucleospiridae

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Nucleospiridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Nucleospiridae Davidson
1963Nucleospiridae Talent p. 86
1974Nucleospiridae Bassett and Cocks
1997Nucleospiridae Jin and Chatterton
2002Nucleospiridae Musteikis and Modzalevskaya
2002Nucleospiridae Williams et al. p. 1579

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyNucleospiridaeDavidson 1881
familyNucleospiridaeDavidson 1881

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.

Fm. †Nucleospiridae Davidson 1881
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G. †Nucleospira Hall 1859
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Nucleospira bellornata Talent 1963
Nucleospira concinna Hall 1843
Nucleospira cunctata Cooper and Grant 1976
Nucleospira hecetensis Kirk and Amsden 1952
Nucleospira lentilca Havlicek 1990
Nucleospira pisum Sowerby 1839
Nucleospira subsphaerica Johnson 1970
Nucleospira superata Easton 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:04
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Jaani to the top of the Kungurian or 433.60000 to 272.30000 Ma

Collections (459 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Indiana) Nucleospira pisiformis (75266)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Oklahoma) Nucleospira sp. (528)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Australia (Victoria) Nucleospira sp. (10187 10191)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (New York) Nucleospira sp. (462 463)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Nevada) Nucleospira sp. (467)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) Nucleospira sp. (465)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China (Sichuan) Nucleospira sp. (25734)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China Nucleospira sp. (25811)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Venezuela Nucleospira sp. (25066)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4China Nucleospira sp. (197405)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Illinois) Nucleospira minima (5808)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0USA (Nevada) Nucleospira sp. (5752)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (New Mexico) Nucleospira sp. (553)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) Nucleospira sp. (2640 2641 2644)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) Nucleospira rowleyi (6914)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) Nucleospira rowleyi (6916 6917 6918 6920)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0Ireland Nucleospira carlukensis (229121)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Montana) Nucleospira sp. (578 581)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Nucleospira aquilonaris (62696)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Nucleospira cunctata (43589)