†Asterocyathus Vologdin 1940 (archaeocyath sponge)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
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
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.