†Afiacyathus Voronin 1962 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae
Parent taxon: Ethmocyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Kerner et al. 2011 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Baikalocyathus, Carpicyathus, Degeletticyathus, Ethmocyathus, Frinalicyathus, Gnaltacyathus, Hyptocyathus, Inessocyathellus, Inessocyathus, Mackenziecyathus, Rasetticyathus, Terraecyathus, Ussuricyathellus, Zonacyathellus
Subtaxa: Afiacyathus oscillatus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of China (2 collections), France (1), Germany (2), Italy (4), Morocco (18), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (3)
Total: 31 collections including 36 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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