Paraconularia laskeri Sahni and Srivastava 1956 (jellyfish)

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Alternative combination: Conularia laskeri

Full reference: M. R. Sahni and J.P. Srivastava. 1956. Discovery of Eurydesma and Conularia in the eastern Himalaya and description of associated faunas. Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India 1:202-214

Belongs to Paraconularia according to E. A. Weldon and G. R. Shi 2003

See also Sahni and Srivastava 1956

Sister taxa: Paraconularia abagaensis, Paraconularia acuminata, Paraconularia arctica, Paraconularia caledonica, Paraconularia derwentensis, Paraconularia hollebeni, Paraconularia kazanensis, Paraconularia leonardensis, Paraconularia margaritae, Paraconularia matauraensis, Paraconularia nefarius, Paraconularia ornata, Paraconularia pulcheria, Paraconularia punjabica, Paraconularia qinglongensis, Paraconularia salaria, Paraconularia spatia, Paraconularia sueroi, Paraconularia tepuelensis, Paraconularia torta, Paraconularia warthi, Paraconularia yichunensis, Paraconularia zhongyingensis

Type specimen: GSI 17659. Its type locality is Bighu Nala, Ranga Valley, Subansiri District, which is in a Sakmarian carbonate limestone in India.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Bighu Nala, Ranga Valley, Subansiri District

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