Inaria
Encyclopedia
Inaria is an Ediacaran fossil
. It is found in the Chace Range in Australia
, and the White Sea
area in Russia
.
It has radial symmetry and has been described as a tentacle-less cnidarian. The organism had a sac-like body that resembled a cluster of garlic or conical flask
in shape, with a broad bulbous base embedded in the mud, and a tube extending above the sea floor. The body cavity of Inaria was a single chamber with the inner surface of the body wall forming deep invaginations that partitioned the cavernous stomach into several septa. In its deep environment it seems that it was the only species.
Inaria was found in lower shoreface muds.
Australia Post
issued a 50 cent stamp featuring Inaria on 21 April 2005 in a series entitled Creatures of the slime.
One species known as Inaria karli was named by Jim Gehling in 1987. He published in A Cnidarian of Actinian-Grade from the Ediacaran Pound Subgroup of South Australia. Alcheringa 12: 299-314.
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
. It is found in the Chace Range in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and the White Sea
White Sea
The White Sea is a southern inlet of the Barents Sea located on the northwest coast of Russia. It is surrounded by Karelia to the west, the Kola Peninsula to the north, and the Kanin Peninsula to the northeast. The whole of the White Sea is under Russian sovereignty and considered to be part of...
area in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
It has radial symmetry and has been described as a tentacle-less cnidarian. The organism had a sac-like body that resembled a cluster of garlic or conical flask
Erlenmeyer flask
An Erlenmeyer flask, also known as a conical flask, is a widely used type of laboratory flask which features a flat bottom, a conical body, and a cylindrical neck. It is named after the German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer, who created it in 1861...
in shape, with a broad bulbous base embedded in the mud, and a tube extending above the sea floor. The body cavity of Inaria was a single chamber with the inner surface of the body wall forming deep invaginations that partitioned the cavernous stomach into several septa. In its deep environment it seems that it was the only species.
Inaria was found in lower shoreface muds.
Australia Post
Australia Post
Australia Post is the trading name of the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation .-History:...
issued a 50 cent stamp featuring Inaria on 21 April 2005 in a series entitled Creatures of the slime.
One species known as Inaria karli was named by Jim Gehling in 1987. He published in A Cnidarian of Actinian-Grade from the Ediacaran Pound Subgroup of South Australia. Alcheringa 12: 299-314.