Paraconularia caledonica Campbell 1984 (jellyfish)

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Full reference: H. J. Campbell. 1984. New records and taxa of Permian and Triassic fossils from New Caledonia and New Zealand. Alcheringa 8:151-167

Belongs to Paraconularia according to H. J. Campbell 1984

Sister taxa: Paraconularia abagaensis, Paraconularia acuminata, Paraconularia arctica, Paraconularia derwentensis, Paraconularia hollebeni, Paraconularia kazanensis, Paraconularia laskeri, 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: AU5774. Its type locality is Presqu'île Mara NC/f172, which is in a Changhsingian marine siltstone in the Mara Formation of New Caledonia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of New Caledonia (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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