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Paraconularia torta

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Taxonomy
Conularia torta was named by M'Coy (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Muree (W.B. Clarke coll), which is in a Wordian marine siliciclastic in the Muree Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Paraconularia torta by Weldon and Shi (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Conularia torta M'Coy p. 306 figs. Pl 17, figs 9, 10
1938Conularia torta Fletcher p. 246
2003Paraconularia torta Weldon and Shi pp. Table 1

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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
speciestorta()

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 torta M'Coy 1847
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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: Neal and Hannibal 2000, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Conularia torta (type locality: 133346)