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Copleicyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Copleicyathidae

Taxonomy
Copleicyathidae was named by Bedford and Bedford (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Copleicyathus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Copleicyathidae Bedford and Bedford p. 291
2015Copleicyathidae 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
familyCopleicyathidaeBedford and Bedford 1937
familyCopleicyathidaeBedford and Bedford 1937

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. †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
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 Tommotian to the top of the Montezuman or 525.50000 to 515.30000 Ma

Collections (41 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 (Khakasiya) Tabulacyathellus bidzjaensis (81243 81244 81309 81310 81311)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) Metacyathellus lepidus (232927) Metacyathellus lepidus, Agastrocyathus gastus (232926)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Copleicyathus confertus, Spirillicyathus tenuis, Agastrocyathus araneosus (81171) Copleicyathus confertus, Spirillicyathus tenuis, Spirillicyathus pigmentus, Copleicyathus scottensis (81172) Copleicyathus cymosus (81170) Spirillicyathus pigmentus, Spirillicyathus tenuis, Copleicyathus cymosus (81018)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Spinosocyathus maslennikovae (81195)
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 (Kemorovo) Tabulacyathellus bidzhaensis (56749)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Sichuan) Metacyathellus lepidus (224601)
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)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (California) Copleicyathus sp. 3a (226366)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Italy (Sardegna) Agastrocyathus sp. (81032)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (British Columbia) Gabrielsocyathus gabrielsensis, Metacyathellus caribouensis, Metacyathellus sp. (81084) Metacyathellus caribouensis (81085)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9China (Shaanxi) Spinosocyathus spinosus (51460)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9USA (Nevada) Metacyathellus sp. (218892 218893)
Lenian516.0 - 510.2Italy (Sardinia) Agastrocyathus sp. (50195)