Bottonaecyathus (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae

Parent taxon: Dictyocyathidae according to Hill 1972

See also Finks et al. 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cellicyathus, Chouberticyathus, Dictyocyathus, Graphoscyphia, Molybdocyathus, Paracoscinus, Retilamina

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Utuk-Khaya Mountains, unit 6 (Cambrian of Russian Federation)

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