Kisasacyathus Konyushkov 1972 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae

Synonym: Prethmophyllum

Parent taxon: Ajacicyathidae according to A. Kerner et al. 2011

See also Debrenne et al. 2015 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ajacicyathus, Davidicyathus, Dentatocyathus, Iljinicyathus, Nochoroicyathus, Orbicyathellus, Orbicyathus, Robustocyathellus, Rotundocyathus, Sibirecyathus, Stapicyathus, Turgorocyathus

Subtaxa: Prethmophyllum caecum Prethmophyllum cyclopeum

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Antarctica (1 collection), Australia (5), the Russian Federation (1)

Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences

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