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Auroralumina attenboroughii

Taxonomy
Auroralumina attenboroughii was named by Dunn et al. (2022). Its type specimen is GSM 106119 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed B surface, North Quarry, Charnwood Forest, which is in an Ediacaran marine mudstone in the Bradgate Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Auroralumina attenboroughii Dunn et al. pp. 1095 - 1097 figs. 2-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
RankNameAuthor
genusAuroralumina
speciesattenboroughii

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.

†Auroralumina attenboroughii Dunn et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Ediacaran or 635.00000 to 541.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ediacaran635.0 - 541.0United Kingdom (England) Auroralumina attenboroughii (type locality: 228457)