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Paraconularia derwentensis

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Taxonomy
Conularia derwentensis was named by Johnston (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bridgewater limestone (Tasmanian museum), which is in a Kungurian carbonate wackestone in the Berriedale Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Paraconularia derwentensis by Waterhouse (1979), Waterhouse (1986), Parfrey (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Conularia derwentensis Johnston p. 17
1938Conularia derwentensis Fletcher p. 253 figs. Pl 26, fig 9
1979Paraconularia derwentensis Waterhouse p. 480 figs. 1.1-1.6
1986Paraconularia derwentensis Waterhouse p. 15 figs. Pl 1, figs 7,9,12; pl 15, fig 1
1988Paraconularia derwentensis Parfrey p. 9 figs. Pl 2, fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
Paleoscyphozoa
Conulatae(Moore and Harrington 1956)
RankNameAuthor
orderConulariidaMiller and Gurley 1896
suborderConulariinaMiller and Gurley 1896
familyConulariidaeWalcott 1886
genusParaconularia
speciesderwentensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Paraconularia derwentensis Johnston 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2022-12-12 18:54:07
Modified: 2022-12-12 18:54:07
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Neal and Hannibal 2000

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 283.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Australia (Tasmania) Conularia derwentensis (120684)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4New Zealand (Southland) Paraconularia derwentensis (41776)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Paraconularia derwentensis (104772 120326 120327 120343 120383 209011)