†Stapicyathus Debrenne 1964 (archaeocyath sponge)
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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
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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