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Nicolella actoniae

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Productorthidae

Taxonomy
Orthis actoniae was named by de Sowerby and Murchison (1839). It is the type species of Nicolella.

It was recombined as Nicolella actoniae by Alikhova (1953), Rubel (1961), Williams (1963), Wright (1964) and Mitchell (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. salme

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Nicolella actoniae Alikhova
1961Nicolella actoniae Rubel
1963Nicolella actoniae Williams p. 352 figs. pl. 1. figs 15-19
1964Nicolella actoniae Wright
1977Nicolella actoniae Mitchell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyOrthoideaWoodward 1852
familyProductorthidaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
subfamilyProductorthinaeSchuchert and Cooper 1931
genusNicolella
speciesactoniae()

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.

†Nicolella actoniae de Sowerby and Murchison 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available