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Morania attenuatum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Loxonema attenuatum was named by Lindström (1884). It is not extant. Its type locality is Samsugns 1, in Othem, 4180 m east southeast of Tingstäde Church, which is in a Sheinwoodian deep subtidal ramp limestone/marl in the Slite Beds Formation of Sweden.

It was recombined as Morania attenuatum by Wagner (1999), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Loxonema attenuatum Lindström p. 143 figs. pl. 18 f. 3-5
1999Morania attenuatum Wagner
2023Morania attenuatum Wagner p. 1821

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusMorania
speciesattenuatum()

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.

Morania attenuatum Lindström 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:05:26
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:21
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Sheinwoodian or 432.90000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Loxonema attenuatum (type locality: 13633)