Paraconularia torta M'Coy 1847 (jellyfish)

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Alternative combination: Conularia torta

Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1847. XXVIII. On the fossil botany and zoology of the rocks associated with the coal of Australia. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 20(134):298-312

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

See also Fletcher 1938 and M'Coy 1847

Sister taxa: Paraconularia abagaensis, Paraconularia acuminata, Paraconularia arctica, Paraconularia caledonica, 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 warthi, Paraconularia yichunensis, Paraconularia zhongyingensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Muree (W.B. Clarke coll), which is in a Wordian marine siliciclastic in the Muree Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Muree (W.B. Clarke coll)

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