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Conchopeltis

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conchopeltidae

Taxonomy
Conchopeltis is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Conchopeltidae.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Conchopeltis Bayer et al. p. F57
2002Conchopeltis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
Paleoscyphozoa
RankNameAuthor
Conulatae(Moore and Harrington 1956)
orderConulariidaMiller and Gurley 1896
suborderConchopeltinaMoore and Harrington 1956
familyConchopeltidaeMoore and Harrington 1956
genusConchopeltis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-19 05:53:31
Modified: 2009-05-19 12:54:34
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Richmondian or 453.80000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) C. alternata (181522)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) C. sp. (240958)