Plicocyathus Vologdin 1960 (archaeocyath sponge)

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

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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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