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Agastrocyathus gastus

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Copleicyathidae

Taxonomy
Dictyocyathus gastus was named by Yuan and Zhang (1983).

It was recombined as Agastrocyathus gastus by Yang et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Dictyocyathus gastus Yuan and Zhang
2016Agastrocyathus gastus Yang et al. p. 392

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyMetacyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1934
familyCopleicyathidaeBedford and Bedford 1937
genusAgastrocyathusDebrenne 1964
speciesgastus(Yuan and Zhang 1983)

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.

Agastrocyathus gastus Yuan and Zhang 1983
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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: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) Agastrocyathus gastus (232926)