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Nanochilina japonica

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Nanochilina japonica was named by Nützel and Nakazawa (2012). Its type specimen is AMF-KG-280 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ichihashi Quarry, Kinshozan, Akasaka, which is in a Capitanian shallow subtidal packstone in the Akasaka Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Nanochilina japonica Nützel and Nakazawa p. 158 figs. 26T, 27A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusNanochilina
speciesjaponica

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.

Nanochilina japonica Nützel and Nakazawa 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height35.614.006.906.401.55
shell diameter32.562.003.002.800.529

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Nanochilina japonica (type locality: 109667)