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Metacyathoidea

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida

Taxonomy
Metacyathoidea was named by Bedford and Bedford (1934). Its type is Metaldetes.

It was assigned to Archaeocyathina by Debrenne and Kruse (1986) and Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Metacyathoidea Bedford and Bedford
1986Metacyathoidea Debrenne and Kruse p. 266
2015Metacyathoidea Debrenne et al. p. 1058

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyMetacyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1934
superfamilyMetacyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1934

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.

Superfm. †Metacyathoidea Bedford and Bedford 1934
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Fm. †Copleicyathidae Bedford and Bedford 1937
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G. †Agastrocyathus Debrenne 1964
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†Agastrocyathus araneosus Gravestock 1984
†Agastrocyathus gastus Yuan and Zhang 1983
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†Copleicyathus cymosus Gravestock 1984
†Copleicyathus scottensis Gravestock 1984
G. †Metacyathellus Debrenne and Zhuravlev 1990
G. †Spinosocyathus Zhuravleva 1960
G. †Spirillicyathella Bedford and Bedford 1937
G. †Spirillicyathus Bedford and Bedford 1937
Fm. †Jugalicyathidae Gravestock 1984
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G. †Jugalicyathus Gravestock 1984
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†Jugalicyathus tardus Gravestock 1984
Fm. †Metacyathidae Bedford and Bedford 1934
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†Metaldetes ferulae Gravestock 1984
†Metaldetes gracilis Gravestock 1984
†Metaldetes incohatus Gravestock 1984
†Metaldetes reticulata Bedford and Bedford 1934
Invalid names: Metacyathus Bedford and Bedford 1934 [synonym], Metafungia Bedford 1934 [synonym]
Invalid names: Sigmofungiidae Bedford and Bedford 1936 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Botomian or 525.50000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (59 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Spinosocyathus maslennikovae (80794 80808)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Tabulacyathellus bidzhaensis (56749)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) Metacyathellus lepidus (232927) Metacyathellus lepidus, Agastrocyathus gastus (232926)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Tabulacyathellus bidzjaensis (81243 81244 81309 81310 81311)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Sichuan) Metacyathellus lepidus (224601)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco Agastrocyathus chouberti (80900) Agastrocyathus gregarius (80881 80882 80885 80886 80892 80898 80899 80905 80906 80907 232981)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Spinosocyathus maslennikovae (81195)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Copleicyathus confertus, Metaldetes dissepimentalis, Spirillicyathus tenuis, Agastrocyathus araneosus, Metaldetes ferulae, Jugalicyathus tardus, Metaldetes incohatus (81171) Copleicyathus confertus, Spirillicyathus tenuis, Spirillicyathus pigmentus, Metaldetes ferulae, Copleicyathus scottensis (81172) Copleicyathus cymosus (81170) Jugalicyathus tardus (81181) Jugalicyathus tardus, Metaldetes incohatus (81177) Jugalicyathus tardus, Metaldetes incohatus, Metaldetes gracilis (81173) Spirillicyathus pigmentus, Spirillicyathus tenuis, Copleicyathus cymosus (81018)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Metaldetes caribouensis (49021)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Tuva) Tabulacyathellus sp. (81249)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Mongolia Spinosocyathus mongolicus (22942) Spinosocyathus mongolicus, Tabulacyathellus bidzhaensis (22940) Tabulacyathellus bidzhaensis (22939 22941)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9China (Shaanxi) Changicyathus sp. (91499)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (California) Copleicyathus sp. 3a (226366)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (British Columbia) Gabrielsocyathus gabrielsensis, Metaldetes fisheri, Metaldetes sp., Metacyathellus caribouensis, Metacyathellus sp. (81084) Metaldetes sp., Metacyathellus caribouensis (81085)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Metacyathus caribouensis (80957 80959 80960 80961)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Antarctica Metaldetes pratti (62871)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9USA (Nevada) Metacyathellus sp. (218892 218893)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Mexico Metaldetes fischeri (62864 62865 62866)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Italy (Sardegna) Agastrocyathus sp. (81032)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9China (Shaanxi) Spinosocyathus spinosus (51460)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 510.2Antarctica Metaldetes lairdi (80919)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Italy (Sardinia) Agastrocyathus sp. (50195)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Metaldetes profundus (9894) Metaldetes profundus, Metaldetes simpliporus (9900)
Dyeran515.3 - 511.2USA (Nevada) Metaldetes sp. (7787 63883)