Beltanella Sprigg 1947 (jellyfish)

Scyphozoa

Full reference: R. C. Sprigg. 1947. Early Cambrian (?) jellyfishes from the Flinders Ranges, South Australia. Tranactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 73:212-224

Parent taxon: Scyphozoa according to R. C. Sprigg 1947

Sister taxa: Adesmoconularia, Anabaritida, Australoconularia, Bjarmia, Circonularia, Conularina, Coronatida, Corumbellidae, Discomedusae, Garraconularia, Hexangulaconularia, Holoconularia, Lithorhizostomatida, Lithorhizotomatida, Olivooidae, Paleoscyphozoa, Reticulaconularia, Scyphomedusae, Tasmanoconularia, Tirasiana

Subtaxa: Beltanella zimimica

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Type: Beltanella gilesi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal osmotroph

Distribution:

• Ediacaran of India (2 collections), Norway (2), United States (1: California)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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