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Diconularia ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Staurozoa : Stauromedusae : Conulariidae : Diconularia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Scyphozoa : Conulariida : Conulariidae : Diconularia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Diconularia Sinclair, 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Fieldiana, Geol. 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Conulariida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Scyphozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Conulariida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Conulariida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. A. Weldon and G. R. Shi. 2003. Global distribution of Permian conulariids and palaeobiogeographical implications. Gondwana Research 6(4):791-802 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Diconularia meadepeakensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1952 | Diconularia Sinclair |
2003 | Diconularia Weldon and Shi p. 797 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!