†Paranacyathus (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Loculicyathidae
Synonym: Ramuscyathus Voronin et al. 1982
Parent taxon: Loculicyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Debrenne et al. 1989, Kerner et al. 2011, Okulitch 1950, Sepkoski 2002 and Voronin et al. 1982
Sister taxa: Ardrossacyathus, Cambrocyathellus, Loculicyathus, Mikhnocyathus, Neoloculicyathus, Okulitchicyathus
Subtaxa: Paranacyathus spinosus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (1), Mexico (4), Morocco (2), the Russian Federation (33), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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