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
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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