Asterocyathus Vologdin 1940 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae

Parent taxon: Asterocyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Antoniocoscinus, Erismacoscinus, Ichnusocyathus, Retecoscinus, Rozanovicoscinus

Subtaxa: Asterocyathus densus Asterocyathus salairicus

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Type: Asterocyathus salairicus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of the Russian Federation (10 collections)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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