Gordonicyathus Zhuravleva 1959 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae

Synonym: Sichotecyathus Okuneva and Repina 1973

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

See also Okuneva and Repina 1973 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Compositocyathus, Conannulofungia, Cyathocricus, Cyclocyathella, Denaecyathus, Gordonifungia, Morenicyathus, Pseudotennericyathellus, Sagacyathus, Stillicidocyathus, Svetlanocyathus, Taylorcyathus, Taylorfungia, Thalamocyathus, Trininaecyathus

Subtaxa: Gordonicyathus absolutus Gordonicyathus dorfi Gordonicyathus howelli Gordonicyathus levis Gordonicyathus orientalis Gordonicyathus pledgei Gordonicyathus systylus Gordonicyathus walteri Sichotecyathus merus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (6), Canada (1: Northwest Territories), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (17)

Total: 27 collections including 36 occurrences

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