Ajacicyathus Bedford and Bedford 1939 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae

Full reference: R. Bedford and J. Bedford. 1939. Development and classification of Archaeos (Pleospongia). Kyancutta Museum, Memoirs 6:67-82

Parent taxon: Ajacicyathidae according to A. Kerner et al. 2011

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Davidicyathus, Dentatocyathus, Iljinicyathus, Kisasacyathus, Nochoroicyathus, Orbicyathellus, Orbicyathus, Robustocyathellus, Rotundocyathus, Sibirecyathus, Stapicyathus, Turgorocyathus

Subtaxa: Ajacicyathus crassus Ajacicyathus nevadensis Ajacicyathus yukonensis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (3), Canada (4: British Columbia, Yukon), China (1), Kyrgyzstan (1), Mexico (2), Mongolia (3), the Russian Federation (43), United States (1: California)

Total: 60 collections including 101 occurrences

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