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Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) attenuata

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) attenuata was named by Reed (1944). Its type specimen is GSI 17076, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Right bank Bakh ravine, top 40 feet, K31.482-531, ENE of Musa Khel, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Squamularia (Neophricodothyris) attenuata Reed p. 240 figs. Pl 30, fig 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
RankNameAuthor
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioidea
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924
subfamilyPhricodothyridinaeCaster 1939
genusSquamulariaGeorge 1932
subgenusNeophricodothyris
speciesattenuata

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.

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Diagnosis
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