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Marejellia nereis

Scyphozoa - Rhizostomeae

Taxonomy
Marejellia nereis was named by Žalohar et al. (2025). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Tunjice Village, location A, which is in a Sarmatian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal mudstone in the Dol Formation of Slovenia. It is the type species of Marejellia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2025Marejellia nereis Žalohar et al. p. 109 figs. 3-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiscomedusaeHaeckel 1880
orderRhizostomeae
genusMarejellia
speciesnereis

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.

†Marejellia nereis Žalohar et al. 2025
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:15:41
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:15:41
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sarmatian or 12.80000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Slovenia Marejellia nereis (type locality: 103103)