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Paraconularia ornata

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Taxonomy
Paraconularia ornata was named by Waterhouse (1979). Its type specimen is NZGS CO 1414 and is a mold. Its type locality is GS5078, Arthurton (G45/f8612), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the "AG 4" Formation of New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. chesterensis, P. fletcheri, P. kohli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Paraconularia ornata Waterhouse p. 481 figs. 2.1-2.4

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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
speciesornata

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 ornata Waterhouse 1979
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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: Neal and Hannibal 2000, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14New Zealand (Southland) Paraconularia ornata (type locality: 39926)