Kymbecyathus Debrenne and Kruse 1986 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Kymbecyathidae

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

See also Kerner et al. 2011 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Orbiasterocyathus, Urcyathus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Byrd Glacier (Cambrian of Antarctica)

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