†Aptocyathus Vologdin 1937 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Putapacyathida - Alphacyathidae
Synonyms: Aptocyathella Zhuravleva et al. 1964, Galinaecyathus
Parent taxon: Alphacyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Kerner et al. 2011, Osadchaya et al. 1979 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Alphacyathus
Subtaxa: Aptocyathus prima
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Kyrgyzstan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (11)
Total: 12 collections including 29 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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