†Alphacyathus Bedford and Bedford 1939 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Putapacyathida - Alphacyathidae
Full reference: R. Bedford and J. Bedford. 1939. Development and classification of Archaeos (Pleospongia). Kyancutta Museum, Memoirs 6:67-82
Parent taxon: Alphacyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Kerner et al. 2011 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Aptocyathus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Alphacyathus in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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