†superfamily Dictyocyathoidea Taylor 1910 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida

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

Sister taxa: Archaeocyathoidea, Beltanacyathoidea, Metacyathoidea, Naimarkcyathoidea, Tabellaecyathoidea, Warriootacyathoidea

Subtaxa: Claruscoscinidae Dictyocyathidae Pycnoidocoscinidae

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Type: Dictyocyathus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (3 collections), Canada (11: British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Yukon), China (6), France (1), Germany (3), Italy (10), Mexico (5), Mongolia (4), Morocco (8), the Russian Federation (105), Spain (4), United States (7: Nevada)

Total: 167 collections including 222 occurrences

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