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Nanukidium

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Pentameridae

Taxonomy
Nanukidium was named by Jones (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: S u Sepkoski's reference number: 538]. It is not extant. Its type is Rossella arctica.

It was assigned to Pentameridae by Savage (1989), Williams et al. (2002); and to Pentamerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-11-15

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Rossella Jones p. 547
1979Nanukidium Jones
1989Nanukidium Savage
2002Nanukidium Sepkoski
2002Nanukidium Williams et al. p. 983

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderPentameridinaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
superfamilyPentameroideaMcCoy 1844
familyPentameridae
genusNanukidiumJones 1979

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. †Nanukidium Jones 1979
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Nanukidium arctica Jones 1978
Invalid names: Rossella Jones 1978 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-11 18:20:33
Modified: 2009-06-11 20:20:33
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009

Age range: Ludfordian or 425.00000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Alaska) N. cunninghamensis (100281)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Canada (Nunavut) N. cunninghamensis (64729)