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Nileus depressus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8544931https://www.gbif.org/species/8544931
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)329646https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=329646
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Nileus : Nileus depressus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Nileidae : Nileus : Nileus depressus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderAsaphidaSalter 1864
superfamilyCyclopygoideaRaymond 1925
familyNileidaeAngelin 1854
genusNileusDalman 1827
speciesNileus depressusBoeck 1838
Generic NameNileus
Scientific NameNileus depressus Boeck, 1838
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Nileus depressusspeciesbelongs to Nileusstated with evidenceBoeck, 1838
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance472 - 468 Ma
Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance467 - 458 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Environmentmarine (based on Trilobita)
Motilityfast-moving (based on Asaphida)
Visionwell-developed (based on Nileidae)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Asaphida)
Ontogenymolting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita)
Taphonomyminor spines (based on Nileus)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. T. Nielsen. 1995. Trilobite systematies, biostratigraphy and palaeoecology of the Lower Ordovician Komstad Limestone and Huk Forrnations, southern Scandinavia. Fossils and Strata 38:1-374

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1838Nileus depressus Boeck p. 142
1995Nileus depressus Nielsen pp. 248 - 258 figs. 180-188

References

Nielsen A. T. (1995) Trilobite systematies, biostratigraphy and palaeoecology of the Lower Ordovician Komstad Limestone and Huk Forrnations, southern Scandinavia, Fossils and Strata 38, 1-374
A. T. Nielsen (1995) Trilobite systematies, biostratigraphy and palaeoecology of the Lower Ordovician Komstad Limestone and Huk Forrnations, southern Scandinavia: Fossils and Strata: 1--374 - via Catalogue of Life
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!
 
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