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Taxonomy
Nileus scrutator was named by Billings (1865) [Lectotype selected by Whittington 1965]. Its type specimen is GSC 667a (lectotype), a cephalon/head, and it is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Nileus scrutator Billings p. 274 fig. 260 |
| 1925 | Nileus scrutator Raymond p. 84 figs. Plate 3, fig. 17 |
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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.
†Nileus scrutator Billings 1865
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class | |||||
| References: Hendy 2009, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the to the top of the Llanvirn or 470.30000 to 458.40000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangerian | USA (Nevada) | Nileus scrutator (80068) | |
| Chazyan | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | Nileus scrutator (104807 104861) | |
| Whiterockian | USA (Nevada) | Nileus scrutator (14232) | |
| Whiterockian | Canada (Newfoundland) | Nileus scrutator (196397) | |
| Whiterockian | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | Nileus scrutator (104855 104867) | |
| Llanvirn | Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) | Nileus scrutator (78097) |