†family Cryptoporocyathidae Zhuravleva 1960 (archaeocyath sponge)
Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae
Parent taxon: Capsulocyathina according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Kiessling 2009
Sister taxa: Fransuasaecyathidae, Thylocyathidae, Tubericyathidae, Tylocyathidae, Uralocyathellidae
Subtaxa: Capsulocyathus Complicatocyathus Cryptaporocyathus Cryptoporocyathus Gerbicanicyathus Mirandocyathus Polythalamia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Italy (2 collections), Mongolia (3), the Russian Federation (68), United States (2: Alaska, Nevada)
Total: 75 collections including 110 occurrences