Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Densocyathidae
Full reference: D. I. Gravestock. 1984. Archaeocyatha from lower parts of the Lower Cambrian carbonate sequence in South Australia. Memoir of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 2:1-139
Parent taxon: Densocyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Angustocyathus, Cadniacyathus, Dailycyathus, Densocyathus, Khirgisocyathus, Leptosocyathellus, Leptosocyathus, Natalijaecyathus, Rectannulus, Tennericyathus
Subtaxa: Deceptioncyathus synapticulosus
Type: Deceptioncyathus synapticulosus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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