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Nikiforovella ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Nikiforovellidae : Nikiforovella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Rhabdomesida : Nikiforovellidae : Nikiforovella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Nikiforovella | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 269 - 260 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Dyscritella explicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nikiforovella beltensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Nikiforovella explicata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 296 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Nikiforovella gracilis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Nikiforovella inseperata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Nikiforovella nana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Nikiforovella novella ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Nikiforovella xainzaensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1975 | Nikiforovella Gorjunova p. 67 |
| 2002 | Nikiforovella 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!
