Archaeocyathus dwighti Walcott 1890 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Archaeocyathidae

Full reference: C. D. Walcott. 1890. Descriptive notes of new genera and species from the Lower Cambrian or Olenellus zone of North America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 12:33-46

Belongs to Archaeocyathus according to C. D. Walcott 1890

Sister taxa: Archaeocyathus (Spirocyathus), Archaeocyathus abacus, Archaeocyathus arborensis, Archaeocyathus atlanticus, Archaeocyathus chikinevae, Flindersicyathus mcdamensis, Flindersicyathus aenigmatus, Sanxiacyathus sinuatus

Type specimen: USNM 18352

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Archaeocyathus dwighti in the database

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