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Paleoctenophora

Taxonomy
Paleoctenophora was named by Stanley and Sturmer (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi-l]. Its type is Paleoctenophora brasseli.

It was assigned to Ctenophora by Bartels et al. (1998) and Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. brasseli (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Paleoctenophora Stanley and Sturmer p. 518 figs. Figures 1-3
1998Paleoctenophora Bartels et al.
2002Paleoctenophora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Eumetazoa
Triploblastica
RankNameAuthor
phylumCtenophoraEschscholtz 1829
genusPaleoctenophora

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. †Paleoctenophora Stanley and Sturmer 1983
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Paleoctenophora brasseli Stanley and Sturmer 1983
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: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Ctenophora indet. (26904)