†family Alphacyathidae Bedford and Bedford 1939 (archaeocyath sponge)
Archaeocyatha - Putapacyathida - Alphacyathidae
Full reference: R. Bedford and J. Bedford. 1939. Development and classification of Archaeos (Pleospongia). Kyancutta Museum, Memoirs 6:67-82
Parent taxon: Alphacyathoidea according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Kerner et al. 2011
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Alphacyathus Aptocyathus
Type: Alphacyathus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Kyrgyzstan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (11)
Total: 12 collections including 29 occurrences