Rowanpectinus occultus Gravestock 1984 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae

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 Rowanpectinus according to D. I. Gravestock 1984

Sister taxon: Inessocyathus clarus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mount Scott Range, Channel Herm (section K) buildup, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Ajax Limestone Formation of Australia

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mount Scott Range, Channel Herm (section K) buildup

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