Leptosocyathellus mirandus Osadchaya et al. 1979 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Densocyathidae

Full reference: D. V. Osadchaya, L. N. Kashina, I. T. Zhuravleva and N. P. Borodina. 1979. Stratigrafiya i arkheotsiaty nizhnego kembriya Altaye-Sayanskoy skladchatoy oblasti [Lower Cambrian stratigraphy and archaeocyatha of the Altay-Sayan fold belt]. Trudy Instituta Geologii i Geofiziki, Sibirskoye Otdeleniye 380:1-215

Belongs to Leptosocyathellus according to D. V. Osadchaya et al. 1979

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Srednyaya Mountain, Batenevskiy Ridge, section I, units 4-5, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Usa Formation of the Russian Federation

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Srednyaya Mountain, Batenevskiy Ridge, section I, units 4-5

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