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Paraconularia derwentensis

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Taxonomy
Conularia derwentensis was named by Johnston (1887). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bridgewater limestone (Tasmanian museum), which is in a Kungurian carbonate wackestone in the Berriedale Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Paraconularia derwentensis by Waterhouse (1979), Waterhouse (1986) and Parfrey (1988).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Conularia derwentensis Johnston p. 17
1938Conularia derwentensis Fletcher p. 253 figs. Pl 26, fig 9
1979Paraconularia derwentensis Waterhouse p. 480 figs. 1.1-1.6
1986Paraconularia derwentensis Waterhouse p. 15 figs. Pl 1, figs 7,9,12; pl 15, fig 1
1988Paraconularia derwentensis Parfrey p. 9 figs. Pl 2, fig 6

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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
speciesderwentensis()

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 derwentensis Johnston 1887
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Diagnosis
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