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Nicaniella

Bivalvia - Carditida - Astartidae

Taxonomy
Nicaniella was named by Chavan (1945) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar T Than Sepkoski's reference number: 93,914]. It is not extant. Its type is Astarte communis.

It was assigned to Astartinae by Cox et al. (1969) and Vokes (1980); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astartidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Nicaniella Chavan
1969Nicaniella Cox et al. p. N567
1980Nicaniella Vokes p. 122
2002Nicaniella Sepkoski
2014Nicaniella Ros-Franch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CarditioniDall 1889
orderCarditida(Dall 1889)
superfamilyCrassatelloidea(Férussac 1822)
familyAstartidaed'Orbigny 1844
subfamilyAstartinaed'Orbigny 1844
genusNicaniellaChavan 1945

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. †Nicaniella Chavan 1945
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Subg. †Nicaniella (Nicaniella) Nicaniella 1945
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Subg. †Nicaniella (Trautscholdia) Cox and Arkell 1948
†Nicaniella communis Zittel and Goubert 1861
†Nicaniella incae Jaworski 1922
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height26.375.008.126.562.21

Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: marinesuperf
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: infaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindsuperf
Created: 2009-09-09 13:45:55
Modified: 2024-02-05 22:32:59
Source: superf = superfamily
Reference: Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Danian or 228.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (375 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru Astarte incae (71784)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Argentina (Mendoza) Astarte incae (50817) N. incae (132718)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Astarte incae (45379)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Germany N. pumila (23813)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Peru Astarte incae (206470 206481)
Late/Upper Hettangian201.3 - 196.5China N. grabaui (59621)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6China N. subvoltzi (59623)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain N. sp. (211290 211862 212067 212070 212190 212197)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany N. pumila (23626 23812 23814 23815 23817 23839 23840 23841 23842 23843 23844 23845 23846 23847)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) N. pumila (23849 23850 23851 23852 23853 23854 23855 23856 23858 23859 23860) N. rakoveci (224862)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0France N. voltzii (227111 227112)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany N. pumila (228498) N. rakoveci, N. schoberti, N. sp. A, N. sp. B (159446)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal N. voltzi (25950)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom N. striatosulcata (213675 213676 213677 213678 213679 213680 213681 213682 213683 213684 213685 213686 213687 213688 213689 213690 213691 213692 213693 213694 213695 213696 213697 213698 213699 213700)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) N. voltzi (211066 211068 211171 211172 211174 211175 211177 211178 211179)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain N. sp. (26137 26145 26151 26335) N. sp., N. voltzi (25212 25214 25218 25608 26152 26327 26328 26393) N. voltzi (25211 25216 25217 25612 25613 25670 25674 25675 25937 25938 25939 26141 26147 26148 26325 26329 26336 26383 26385 26386 26398)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (England) N. sp. (38379)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal (Coimbra) N. voltzi (211056 211057 211061 211062 211063 211064 211065)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Germany N. sp. (228508)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain N. voltzi (25773) N. voltzii (51613)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1France N. voltzi (51608)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain N. sp. (25885) N. voltzi (25879 25886)
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Iran N. sp. (141253)
Concavum175.6 - 171.6Morocco N. sp. (141205 141212 141215 141217)
Late/Upper Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Morocco N. sp. (141219)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4United Kingdom (England) N. sp. (38382)
Discites171.6 - 167.7Morocco N. sp. (141227 141233 141234 141235)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3China (Xizang) N. sp. (61426)
Bajocian - Kimmeridgian170.3 - 152.1New Zealand N. notipelagos (56248)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1India N. extensa (67664 67666 67667) N. pisiformis (68410)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Iran N. extensa (37563)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India N. pisiformis (63213)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland N. sp. (141288)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Kachchh) N. sp. (24050)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Switzerland N. sp. (193322)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5United Kingdom (England) Trautscholdia phillis (37950)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India N. extensa (61542 67578 67584 68406) N. extensa, N. khadirensis (68089) N. extensa, N. nummus, N. mehtai (68657) N. khadirensis, N. extensa (68091 68093) N. nummus (68653) N. pisiformis (61521 61528 61530 61533 61540 61556 61674 61885 62151 63240 63251 67391 67392 67399 67400 67401 67547 67548 67557 67558 67567 67568 67571 67577 67579 67580 67583 67622 67623 67624 67630 68393 68394 68404 68405 68411 68499 68500 68501 68551 68593) N. pisiformis, N. extensa (61524 61661) N. singhi (68665 68667) N. sp. (61537 67564)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Romania N. carinata (122098)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia N. leblanci (13813)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India N. extensa (68647)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2United Kingdom (England) Trautscholdia phillis (37949 37954)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India N. extensa (61793 62352 63059 63060 63063 63066 63067 63068 67608) N. pisiformis (61823 62353 68384) N. pisiformis, N. extensa (62155)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar N. sp. (101718)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India N. extensa (61667 61672 68598 68601) N. pisiformis (61558 61733 62165 67550 67559 67581 67582 67631 68291 68385 68386 68389 68390 68391 68392 68487 68488 68490 68497 68498 68502 68550 68552 68553) N. pisiformis, N. extensa (67398)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2India N. pisiformis (67553)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia N. leblanci (13585 13660)
Middle Callovian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian164.7 - 150.8Iran (Tabas Area) N. extensa (41417)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France N. extensa, Trautscholdia carinata (8807)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) N. sp. (1558 1599 1606 2093) Trautscholdia cordata (2143)
Late/Upper Jurassic - Kimmeridgian161.5 - 152.1Portugal N. cingulata (7392)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 145.0France N. carinata (8609)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) N. extensa (4093)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Germany N. morini (60387)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France N. extensa (4849) N. extensa, N. sp. (4789)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) N. morini (4085)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Spain N. carinata, N. phillis (36209 36210 36211) N. phillis (36215)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France N. cordata (4907) N. sp. (4920)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Normandy) N. sp. (4857 4916)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) N. extensa (1566 8656 8657 8658)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal N. cingulata (7394) N. cingulata, N. supracorallina (7393 7406) N. lusitanica (6011 8101 8203) N. lusitanica, N. supracorallina, N. sp. B, N. cingulata (7407) N. mysis (7080 7081 7083) N. sp. (5988 6010 7056 7057 7059 7075 8426 8673 67958 68212 68602) N. sp. A (7082) N. sp., N. supracorallina (67959) N. supracorallium, N. sp. (7054) N. supracorrallina (7410) N. supracorrallina, N. cingulata (7408)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Tanzania N. sp. A (35458)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Portugal N. lusitanica (8284 8288 8289)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Trautscholdia sp. (2574)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal N. cingulata, N. sp., N. supracorallina (67942) N. cingulata, N. supracorallina (67909) N. mysis, N. sp. (67910) N. sp. (34662 67903 67933 67934 67936) N. sp., N. sp. (67951) N. sp., N. supracorallina (67904 67905 67943 67944)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) N. sp. (132944)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Portugal N. mysis, N. sp. (67952) N. sp. (68233 68234)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian155.7 - 145.0Portugal N. lusitanica (8364 8365 8400)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Portugal N. lusitanica (8164)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0United Kingdom (England) N. claxbiensis (69134) N. supraextensa, N. claxbiensis (69130)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Greenland N. sp. (1204)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Portugal N. lusitanica (7414 7868 7877 7891 7892 7893 7894 7895 7896 7913 7914 7915 7916 8040 8041 8151 8152 8161 8163 8165 8169 8170 8205 8319 8335) N. sp., N. lusitanica (7870)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) N. sp. (57157)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany N. soror, N. sp. (34608)
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) N. claxbiensis (69135)
Late/Upper Berriasian145.0 - 140.2United Kingdom (England) N. claxbiensis (69126)
Albian113.0 - 100.5United Kingdom (England) N. formosa (51674)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6United Kingdom (England) N. formosa (6280 51673)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Neuquén) N. sp. (73924 73986)