Loculicyathus (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Loculicyathidae

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

See also Okulitch 1950, Sepkoski 2002 and Zhuravlev and Gravestock 1994

Sister taxa: Ardrossacyathus, Cambrocyathellus, Mikhnocyathus, Neoloculicyathus, Okulitchicyathus, Paranacyathus

Subtaxa: Loculicyathus alternus Loculicyathus voznesenskii

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (1: Yukon), Mongolia (2), Morocco (1), the Russian Federation (49), Spain (1)

Total: 56 collections including 67 occurrences

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