Palmericyathus Handfield 1971 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Sajanocyathidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Chakassicyathus, Emucyathus, Formosocyathus, Irinaecyathus, Kiwicyathus, Sajanocyathus, Siderocyathus, Zonacyathus

Subtaxa: Palmericyathus lineatus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (2: British Columbia, Northwest Territories collections), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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