†Plicocyathus Vologdin 1960 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Tumulocyathidae
Synonyms: Torosocyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979, Tumulocyathellus Zhuravleva 1960
Parent taxon: Tumulocyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Debrenne et al. 1989, Kerner et al. 2011, Osadchaya et al. 1979 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Isiticyathus, Kotuyicyathellus, Tumulocyathus
Subtaxa: Plicocyathus torosus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories collections), Mexico (1), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (36), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 42 collections including 53 occurrences
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