†superfamily Metacyathoidea Bedford and Bedford 1934 (archaeocyath sponge)
Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida
Parent taxon: Archaeocyathina according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Debrenne and Kruse 1986
Sister taxa: Archaeocyathoidea, Beltanacyathoidea, Dictyocyathoidea, Naimarkcyathoidea, Tabellaecyathoidea, Warriootacyathoidea
Subtaxa: Copleicyathidae Jugalicyathidae Metacyathidae Sigmofungiidae
Type: Metaldetes
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (7), Canada (9: British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories), China (5), Italy (2), Mexico (3), Mongolia (4), Morocco (12), the Russian Federation (10), United States (5: California, Nevada)
Total: 59 collections including 82 occurrences