Agastrocyathus Debrenne 1964 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Copleicyathidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Copleicyathus, Gabrielsocyathus, Metacyathellus, Spinosocyathus, Spirillicyathella, Spirillicyathus, Tabulacyathellus

Subtaxa: Agastrocyathus araneosus Agastrocyathus gastus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (1 collection), China (1), Italy (2), Morocco (12)

Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence

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