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Paraconularia caledonica

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Taxonomy
Paraconularia caledonica was named by Campbell (1984). Its type specimen is AU5774 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Presqu'île Mara NC/f172, which is in a Changhsingian marine siltstone in the Mara Formation of New Caledonia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. chesterensis, P. fletcheri, P. kohli

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Paraconularia caledonica Campbell p. 153 fig. 2A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
—Paleoscyphozoa
—Conulatae(Moore and Harrington 1956)
RankNameAuthor
orderConulariidaMiller and Gurley 1896
suborderConulariinaMiller and Gurley 1896
familyConulariidaeWalcott 1886
genusParaconularia
speciescaledonica

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.

†Paraconularia caledonica Campbell 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphatico
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2022-12-12 18:54:07
Modified: 2022-12-12 18:54:07
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Neal and Hannibal 2000

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17New Caledonia Paraconularia caledonica (type locality: 39933 105029 105030 105032 105034)