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Conulariida

Scyphozoa - Conulariida

Taxonomy
Conulariida was named by Miller and Gurley (1896).

It was assigned to Scyphozoa by Leme et al. (2008); and to Conulatae by Van Iten et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Conulariida Miller and Gurley
2008Conulariida Leme et al.
2014Conulariida Van Iten et al. p. 678

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

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.

Or. †Conulariida Miller and Gurley 1896
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Subor. †Conchopeltina Moore and Harrington 1956
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Fm. †Conchopeltidae Moore and Harrington 1956
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Subor. †Conulariina Miller and Gurley 1896
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Fm. †Conulariellidae Kiderlen 1937
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Fm. †Conulariidae Walcott 1886
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G. †Baccaconularia Hughes et al. 2000
G. †Beijingoconularia Xu and Li 1979
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Calloconularia minima Campbell 1961
Subfm. †Conulariinae Walcott 1886
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G. †Conularia
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Conularia acutilirata Fletcher 1938
Conularia anuiensis Zavodowsky 1968
Conularia crenulata Fletcher 1938
Conularia kolymaensis Zavodowsky 1968
Conularia miseneri Foerste 1917
Conularia missouriensis Swallow 1860
Conularia porcella Robson and Young 2013
Conularia splendida Billings 1866
Conularia triangulata Raymond 1905
Invalid names: Yangoconularia Xu and Li 1985 [synonym]
G. †Diconularia Sinclair 1952
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Diconularia meadepeakensis Weldon and Shi 2003
Subfm. †Ctenoconulariinae Sinclair 1952
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Eoconularia loculata Wiman 1895
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Metaconularia heymanni Foerste 1920
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Neoconularia rectangularis Hayasaka 1920
G. †Notoconularia Thomas 1969
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Notoconularia levigata Morris 1845
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Paraconularia abagaensis Min et al. 2022
Paraconularia acuminata de Mariñelarena 1970
Paraconularia arctica Babcock 1988
Paraconularia caledonica Campbell 1984
Paraconularia derwentensis Johnston 1887
Paraconularia hollebeni Geinitz 1853
Paraconularia kazanensis Weldon and Shi 2003
Paraconularia laskeri Sahni and Srivastava 1956
Paraconularia margaritae Babcock 1988
Paraconularia matauraensis Waterhouse 1979
Paraconularia nefarius Campbell 1962
Paraconularia ornata Waterhouse 1979
Paraconularia pulcheria de Mariñelarena 1970
Paraconularia salaria Reed 1936
Paraconularia spatia Waterhouse 1986
Paraconularia sueroi de Mariñelarena 1970
Paraconularia tepuelensis de Mariñelarena 1970
Paraconularia torta M'Coy 1847
Paraconularia warthi Waagen 1891
Subfm. †Paraconulariinae Sinclair 1952
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G. †Cheliconularia Waterhouse 1986
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G. †Flectoconularia Waterhouse 1979
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Flectoconularia abapertura Waterhouse 1979
G. †Gondaconularia Waterhouse 1986
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Gondaconularia elviniaria Waterhouse 1986
Gondaconularia hollandi Waterhouse 1986
Gondaconularia magnicosta Waterhouse 1986
Gondaconularia triassica Waterhouse 1986
G. †Pustuloconularia Zhu 1985
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Fm. †Conulariopsidae Sugiyama 1942
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G. †Conulariopsis Sugiyama 1942
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Conulariopsis quadrata Sugiyama 1942
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: Phosphatic exoskeleton reported in numerous studies. Rarely found in situ but if they are attached to shellso
Created: 2009-05-19 05:53:31
Modified: 2009-05-19 07:54:34
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Otapirian or 530.70000 to 201.60000 Ma

Collections (410 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Sichuan) Conulariella sp. (107389)
Ibexian487.5 - 470.0USA (California) Conulariida indet. (205357 205358)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (New York) Conularia sp. (332)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0USA (Montana) Conularia sp. (286)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Spain (Sevilla) Archaeoconularia sp. (20924)
Klabava478.6 - 466.0Czech Republic Conularia sp. (3841)
Floian477.7 - 470.0China (Hunan) Conulariida indet. (226639)
Floian477.7 - 470.0France (Montagne Noire) Eoconularia azaisi (20827)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco (Anti Atlas) Conulariida indet. (166731)
Fennian470.7 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) Eoconularia sp. (20825)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan Conulariopsis quadrata (132574)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0New Zealand Conularia sp. (61460)
Ladinian - Carnian242.0 - 228.0New Zealand Conularia sp. (201925)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Conularia sp. (201935) Flectoconularia abapertura (120252 120254)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand Conulariidae indet. (120255)
Otamitan221.5 - 212.0New Zealand (Southland) Paraconularia matauraensis (120250)
Otamitan221.5 - 212.0New Zealand Flectoconularia abapertura (120253)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3New Zealand Paraconularia sp. (50760)
Otapirian205.6 - 201.6New Caledonia Paraconularia matauraensis (133770 133784 178162)
Otapirian205.6 - 201.6New Zealand (Southland) Paraconularia matauraensis (120249 120251)