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Palaenigma

Scyphozoa - Conulariida - Conulariidae

Taxonomy
Palaenigma is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Conulariinae by Bayer et al. (1956); and to Scyphozoa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Palaenigma Bayer et al. p. F62
2002Palaenigma Sepkoski

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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
subfamilyConulariinaeWalcott 1886
genusPalaenigma

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available