Thalassostaphylos Parry et al. 2021 (comb jelly)

Thalassostaphylos

Full reference: L. A. Parry, R. Lerosey-Aubril, J. C. Weaver and J. Ortega-Hernández. 2021. Cambrian comb jellies from Utah illuminate the early evolution of nervous and sensory systems in ctenophores. iScience 24(9)

Parent taxon: Ctenophora according to L. A. Parry et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Archeocydippida, Ctenorhabdotus, Dinomischidae, Eoandromeda, Fasciculus, Paleoctenophora, Scleroctenophora, Sinoascus, Tentaculata, Yunnanoascus

Subtaxa: Thalassostaphylos elegans

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Type: Thalassostaphylos elegans

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at House Range collection at UMNH (Cambrian of Utah)

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