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Thalassostaphylos elegans (comb jelly)

Taxonomy
Thalassostaphylos elegans was named by Parry et al. (2021). Its type specimen is UMNH.IP.6086 (body) and is a compression preserving soft parts. It is the type species of Thalassostaphylos.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Thalassostaphylos elegans Parry et al. fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Eumetazoa
Triploblastica
RankNameAuthor
phylumCtenophoraEschscholtz 1829
genusThalassostaphylos
specieselegans

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Thalassostaphylos elegans Parry et al. 2021 [comb jelly]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: nektonicp
Diet: carnivorep
Created: 2009-09-21 12:58:54
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:58:54
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Middle Cambrian or 506.50000 to 497.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian506.5 - 497.0USA (Utah) Thalassostaphylos elegans (221991)