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Climacoconus

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Taxonomy
Climacoconus was named by Sinclair (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-m O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 1016]. Its type is Conularia quadrata.

It was assigned to Ctenoconulariinae by Bayer et al. (1956); and to Scyphozoa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-09-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Climacoconus Sinclair
1956Climaconus Bayer et al. p. F65
2002Climacoconus Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyCtenoconulariinaeSinclair 1952
genusClimacoconusSinclair 1952

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.

G. †Climacoconus Sinclair 1952
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Climacoconus quadratus Walcott 1879
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: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Maysvillian or 453.80000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Nevada) Climaconus quadratus (331)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (26267)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Iowa) C. pumilus (13262)