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Ctenophora (comb jelly)
Taxonomy
Ctenophora was named by Eschscholtz (1829). It is extant.
It was assigned to Epitheliozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998); to Metazoa by Sepkoski (2002), Edgecombe et al. (2011); and to Triploblastica by Nielsen (2012).
It was assigned to Epitheliozoa by Zrzavy et al. (1998); to Metazoa by Sepkoski (2002), Edgecombe et al. (2011); and to Triploblastica by Nielsen (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1829 | Ctenophora Eschscholtz |
| 1998 | Ctenophora Zrzavy et al. |
| 2002 | Ctenophora Sepkoski |
| 2011 | Ctenophora Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1 |
| 2012 | Ctenophora Nielsen p. 55 figs. Fig. 4.2 |
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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.
Ph. Ctenophora Eschscholtz 1829 [comb jelly]
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G. †Ctenorhabdotus Conway Morris and Collins 1996
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†Ctenorhabdotus campanelliformis Parry et al. 2021 [comb jelly]
Fm. †Dinomischidae Conway Morris 1977
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G. †Dinomischus Conway Morris 1977
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†Dinomischus isolatus Chen et al. 1989
†Dinomischus venustus Chen 1989
G. †Fasciculus
G. †Paleoctenophora Stanley and Sturmer 1983
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†Paleoctenophora brasseli Stanley and Sturmer 1983
Cl. †Scleroctenophora Ou et al. 2015
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G. †Sinoascus Chen and Zhou 1997
G. †Thalassostaphylos Parry et al. 2021 [comb jelly]
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†Thalassostaphylos elegans Parry et al. 2021 [comb jelly]
G. †Yunnanoascus Hu et al. 2007
Invalid names: Tentaculata [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Early/Lower Emsian or 521.00000 to 399.50000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 516.0 Ma
Collections (26 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Cambrian | China (Yunnan) | Batofasciculus ramificans (225161) Batofasciculus ramificans, Galeactena hemispherica (225156) Galeactena hemispherica (225157) | |
| Atdabanian | China (Yunnan) | Batofasciculus ramificans, Maotianoascus octonarius, Gemmactena actinala (225162) Dinomischus sp., Batofasciculus sp. (86929) Xianguangia sinica, Trigoides aclis, Calathites spinalis (68083) Xianguangia sp., Dinomischus sp. (86930) Yunnanoascus haikouensis (96869) | |
| Nangaoian | China (Yunnan) | Dinomischus isolatus (132330 194163) | |
| Nangaoian | China (Hubai) | Dinomischus sp., Xianguangia sinica (219687) | |
| Stage 3 | China (Yunnan) | Batofasciculus ramificans, Maotianoascus octonarius, Trigoides aclis, Gemmactena actinala, Thaumactena ensis (225155) Calathites spinalis (235227 235228) | |
| Delamaran | Canada (British Columbia) | Ctenorhabdotus sp. (84418 84422 84427) Dinomischus isolatus (121959) Dinomischus sagittiformis (84426 84428) | |
| Middle Cambrian | Canada (Brithish Columbia) | Dinomischus sp. (188661) | |
| Middle Cambrian | USA (Utah) | Thalassostaphylos elegans, Ctenorhabdotus campanelliformis (221991) | |
| Middle Cambrian | Canada (British Columbia) | Ctenophora indet. (171308) | |
| Marjumian | USA (Utah) | Ctenophora gen et sp. indet. A (230681) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany | Ctenophora indet. (26904) | |
| Early/Lower Emsian | Germany (Gemuenden) | Archeocydippida hunsrueckiana (26903) |