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Geocyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Geocyathidae

Taxonomy
Geocyathidae was named by Debrenne (1964). It is not extant. Its type is Geocyathus.

It was assigned to Tumulocyathoidea by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Geocyathidae Debrenne
2015Geocyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 970

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyTumulocyathoideaKrasnopeeva 1953
familyGeocyathidaeDebrenne 1964
familyGeocyathidaeDebrenne 1964

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.

Fm. †Geocyathidae Debrenne 1964
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Invalid names: Jakutocyathus [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) Geocyathus botomaensis (232980) Geocyathus botomaensis, Geocyathus latini, Geocyathus isointervallumus, Geocyathus vsevolodi (233071)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Geocyathus indigenus (81327) Geocyathus sp. (81311)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Geocyathus botomaensis (56758) Geocyathus sp. (56748)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Geocyathus botomaensis (81195) Geocyathus botomaensis, Geocyathus krasnopeevae, Geocyathus latini, Jakutocyathus sp. (81217) Geocyathus botomaensis, Geocyathus latini (81215) Geocyathus botomaensis, Geocyathus latini, Geocyathus krasnopeevae, Jakutocyathus sp. (81203) Geocyathus botomaensis, Geocyathus sp., Jakutocyathus sp. (81201 81205 81218) Geocyathus botomaensis, Jakutocyathus sp. (81216) Geocyathus krasnopeevae, Geocyathus botomaensis, Geocyathus latini, Jakutocyathus sp. (81219) Geocyathus krasnopeevae, Geocyathus botomaensis, Jakutocyathus sp. (81221) Geocyathus sp. (81198 81214) Jakutocyathus sp. (81204 81220)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation Geocyathus krasnopeevae (9990)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Jakutocyathus sp. (81240)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Yakutia) Geocyathus botomaensis, Geocyathus latini, Geocyathus krasnopeevae (174246 232979)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Geocyathus botomaensis (56761)