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Semaeostomeae

Scyphozoa - Semaeostomeae

Taxonomy
Semaeostomatida was named by Agassiz (1862). It is extant.

It was corrected as Semaeostomeae by Van Iten et al. (2014) and Pates et al. (2021).

It was assigned to Discomedusae by Van Iten et al. (2014); and to Scyphozoa by Sepkoski (2002) and Pates et al. (2021).

Sister taxa
Cyaneidae, Eulithotidae, Pelagiidae, Semaeostomitidae, Ulmariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Semaeostomatida Agassiz
2002Semaeostomatida Sepkoski
2014Semaeostomeae Van Iten et al.
2021Semaeostomeae Pates et al. pp. Table S2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
subphylumMedusozoa
classScyphozoaGoette 1887
RankNameAuthor
subclassDiscomedusaeHaeckel 1880
orderSemaeostomeae(Agassiz 1862)
orderSemaeostomeae(Agassiz 1862)

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. Semaeostomeae Agassiz 1862
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Fm. Cyaneidae Agassiz 1862
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G. Cyanea Peron and Lesueur 1809
Fm. Eulithotidae Kieslinger 1939
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G. †Eulithota
Fm. Pelagiidae Gegenbaur 1856
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G. Pelagia Peron and Lesueur 1809
Fm. †Semaeostomitidae Harrington and Moore 1956
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Fm. Ulmariidae Haeckel 1880
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G. Discomedusa Clauss 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 05:15:41
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:15:41
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Cambrian to the top of the Longobardian or 509.00000 to 235.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 497.0 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cambrian509.0 - 497.0USA (Utah) Semaeostomatida indet. (96868)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Tarragona) Semaeostomatida indet. (109710)