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Attenuata

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Attenuata
Attenuata schoutanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Rissooidea
Family:
Lironobidae
Genus:
Attenuata

Hedley, 1918
Type species
Rissoa integella Hedley, 1904
Synonyms
  • Adolphinoba Powell, 1930
  • Nobolira Finlay, 1926

Attenuata is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Lironobidae.[1]

Species

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There are 21 species within the genus Attenuata, including:[1]

Distribution

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This marine genus is endemic to Australia and is found off New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

References

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  1. ^ a b Attenuata Hedley, 1918. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 December 2018.
  • Powell A.W.B. (1930) New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water dredgings. Part 1. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 60: 532-543.
  • Finlay, H.J. 1926. New Shells from New Zealand Tertiary Beds: Part 2. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 56: 227–258
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  • "Attenuata integella". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Ponder W. F. (1985) A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221


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