Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae
Synonyms: Bronchocyathus Bedford and Bedford 1936, Thalamopectinus Debrenne 1973
Parent taxon: Bronchocyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Debrenne and Kruse 1986 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Compositocyathus, Conannulofungia, Cyathocricus, Cyclocyathella, Denaecyathus, Gordonicyathus, Gordonifungia, Morenicyathus, Pseudotennericyathellus, Sagacyathus, Stillicidocyathus, Svetlanocyathus, Taylorcyathus, Taylorfungia, Trininaecyathus
Subtaxa: Thalamocyathus inclinatus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (2), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (2), the Russian Federation (14)
Total: 20 collections including 29 occurrences
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