Cordilleracyathus Handfield 1971 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ethmophyllidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Angaricyathus, Aulocricus, Dupliporocyathus, Ethmophyllum, Kolbicyathus, Parethmophyllum, Squamosocyathus, Stephenicyathus

Subtaxa: Cordilleracyathus blussoni

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (13: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon collections), Mexico (4), United States (2: Nevada, New Jersey)

Total: 19 collections including 22 occurrences

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