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Nileus ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Nileus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Nileus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Nileus Dalman, 1827 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | K. VetenskAcad. Handl. Stockholm, 1826 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 488 - 485 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Asaphida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Nileidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | deposit feeder (based on Asaphida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Harrington et al. (1959). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | minor spines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Nileus affinis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Nileus amplus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Nileus beaumonti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nileus depressus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Nileus exarmatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Nileus gabata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Nileus glazialis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Nileus hesperaffinis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Nileus lacunosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Nileus macrops ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Nileus orbiculatoides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Nileus orbiculatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
Nileus petilus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Nileus planiceps ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Nileus porosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Nileus preandinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nileus scrutator ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Nileus walcotti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Remopleuridioides preandinus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1827 | Nileus Dalman |
1957 | Remopleuridioides Harrington and Leanza |
1964 | Nileus Neuman |
1975 | Nileus Fortey |
1999 | Nileus Fortey and Droser p. 193 |
1999 | Nileus Hoel |
2002 | Nileus Jell and Adrain p. 411 |
2002 | Nileus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!