Conularia paraguayensis Babcock et al. 1990 (jellyfish)

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Full reference: L. E. Babcock, J. Gray, A. J. Boucot, G. T. Himes, and P. K. Siegele. 1990. First Silurian conulariids from Paraguay. Journal of Paleontology 64(6):897-902

Belongs to Conularia according to L. E. Babcock et al. 1990

Sister taxa: Conularia (Conularia), Conularia acutilirata, Conularia anuiensis, Conularia clarkei, Conularia crenulata, Conularia crustula, Conularia huntiana, Conularia kolymaensis, Conularia manni, Conularia miseneri, Conularia missouriensis, Conularia niagarensis, Conularia planicostata, Conularia porcella, Conularia quadrisulcata, Conularia splendida, Conularia triangulata

Type specimen: USNM 430568

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Vargas Pena clay pit, Vargas Pena Shale, Paraguay (Silurian of Paraguay)

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