Stapicyathus Debrenne 1964 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae

Synonym: Nochoroicyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979

Parent taxon: Ajacicyathidae according to A. Kerner et al. 2011

See also Debrenne et al. 2015, Osadchaya et al. 1979 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ajacicyathus, Davidicyathus, Dentatocyathus, Iljinicyathus, Kisasacyathus, Nochoroicyathus, Orbicyathellus, Orbicyathus, Robustocyathellus, Rotundocyathus, Sibirecyathus, Turgorocyathus

Subtaxa: Stapicyathus activus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (1), the Russian Federation (5)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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