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Attenuella attenuata

Taxonomy
Hyolithes attenuatus was named by Walcott (1890). Its type specimen is USNM 23850-A, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Attenuella.

It was recombined as Attenuella attenuata by Malinky (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Hyolithes attenuatus Walcott
2014Attenuella attenuata Malinky pp. 357 - 358

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
phylumHyolitha
genusAttenuella
speciesattenuata(Walcott 1890)

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Attenuella attenuata Walcott 1890
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. M. Malinky 2014Attenuella having smooth and featureless shell, lacking any elements of sculpture on either dorsum or venter.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitep
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-04-21 11:54:00
Modified: 2011-03-22 11:35:54
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Franconian to the top of the Trempealeauan or 497.00000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franconian - Trempealeauan497.0 - 485.4USA (Nevada) Attenuella attenuata (199754)