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Cyathophycus reticulatus

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Hintzespongiidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophycus reticulatus was named by Walcott (1879). It is not extant. It is the type species of Cyathophycus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Cyathophycus reticulatus Walcott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983
familyHintzespongiidae
genusCyathophycusWalcott 1879
speciesreticulatusWalcott 1879

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.

Cyathophycus reticulatus Walcott 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llanvirn to the top of the Maysvillian or 468.00000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (Nevada) Cyathophycus reticulatus (120571)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Manitoba) Cyathophycus reticulatus (120497)