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Tulaneia amabilia

Erniettomorpha - Erniettidae

Taxonomy
Tulaneia amabilia was named by Runnegar et al. (2024) [= 1991 Ernietta Pflug; Horodyski, p. A163. = 1994 Ernietta plateauensis Pflug; Horodyski et al., p. 60. = 1998 erniettid Ediacaran; McMenamin, p. 30, fig. 2.16. = 2017 Ernietta Pflug; Smith et al., p. 4, fig. 3a–h. = 2020 erniettomorph; Hall et al., p. 2, fig. 1b. = 2022 Ernietta plateauensis Pflug; Runnegar, p. 1104, fig. 3a]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Part (RH-91-8-19-1/UCLA 7331.1B/LACMIP 43369.1A LACMIP Type 15019) and counterpart (RH-91-8-19-1/UCLA 7331.1A/LACMIP 43369.1B LACMIP 15019), an other (internal and external molds of body), and it is a mold. Its type locality is RJH Discovery Site, which is in an Ediacaran shoreface siltstone/sandstone in the Wood Canyon Formation of Nevada. It is the type species of Tulaneia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Tulaneia amabilia Runnegar et al. pp. 935-937 figs. 5-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
classErniettomorpha()
familyErniettidae
RankNameAuthor
genusTulaneia
speciesamabilia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tulaneia amabilia Runnegar et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. Runnegar et al. 2024Decimeter-scale lyre-shaped organism composed of unmineralized tubular modules arranged side-by-side like a palisade and separated by planar partitions; modules are wide near the proximal edge of the body, diminish in size gradually in the distal direction, and then separate laterally and taper to blunt points at their distal terminations; duplication of the tips of the modules has been observed in one case.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: no hard partso
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindo
Created: 2022-12-06 13:04:12
Modified: 2022-12-06 13:04:12
Source: o = order
Reference: Rodríguez-Martínez et al. 2022

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 538.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 538.8USA (Nevada) Ernietta sp. (7180 231412) Tulaneia amabilia (type locality: 240951)