Paraconularia matauraensis Waterhouse 1979 (jellyfish)

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1979. Permian and Triassic conulariid species from New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 9(4):475-489

Belongs to Paraconularia according to J. B. Waterhouse 1979

Sister taxa: Paraconularia abagaensis, Paraconularia acuminata, Paraconularia arctica, Paraconularia caledonica, Paraconularia derwentensis, Paraconularia hollebeni, Paraconularia kazanensis, Paraconularia laskeri, Paraconularia leonardensis, Paraconularia margaritae, 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: NZGS CO 1419. Its type locality is GS4535, Mataura River (F45/f9548), which is in an Otapirian marine horizon in New Zealand.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of New Caledonia (3 collections), New Zealand (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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