†Claruscoscinus Handfield 1971 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Claruscoscinidae
Synonym: Arisacyathus Osadchaya et al. 1979
Parent taxon: Claruscoscinidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Osadchaya et al. 1979 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Fenestrocyathus, Landercyathus, Stevocyathus
Subtaxa: Arisacyathus secundus Claruscoscinus billingsi Claruscoscinus diligens
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (5: British Columbia, Northwest Territories collections), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (10), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 18 collections including 20 occurrences
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