Erugatocyathus aquilinus Gravestock 1984 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Polycoscinidae

Full reference: D. I. Gravestock. 1984. Archaeocyatha from lower parts of the Lower Cambrian carbonate sequence in South Australia. Memoir of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 2:1-139

Belongs to Erugatocyathus according to D. I. Gravestock 1984

Sister taxa: Erugatocyathus howchini, Erugatocyathus mawsoni, Erugatocyathus madigani, Erugatocyathus tatei, Erugatocyathus inflexus, Erugatocyathus krusei, Erugatocyathus oppositus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mount Scott Range, Tor Herm (section N), archaeocyath-sponge mound, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Ajax Limestone Formation of Australia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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