Archaeolynthus Taylor 1910 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Monocyathida - Monocyathidae

Synonyms: Monocyathus Bedford 1934, Rhabdocyathella

Parent taxon: Monocyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015

See also Kerner et al. 2011, Osadchaya et al. 1979, Sepkoski 2002 and Sokolov et al. 1974

Sister taxon: Kyarocyathus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (1), Mongolia (9), the Russian Federation (123), Spain (1)

Total: 135 collections including 225 occurrences

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