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Nanicella ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Nanicellidae : Nanicella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Loeblichiidae : Nanicella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Nanicella Henbest, 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Henbest, L. G. (1935). Nanicella, a new genus of Devonian foraminifera. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 25: 34-35. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 382 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Nanicella bella ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Nanicella dainae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nanicella eugeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nanicella evoluta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Nanicella gallowayi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nanicella ovata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | |
Nanicella porrecta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 384 Ma Middle Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
Nanicella suljomica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nanicella tchernyshevae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nanicella uralica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nanicella valens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Nanicella Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Nanicella Kiessling |
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!