†family Tumulocyathidae Krasnopeeva 1953 (archaeocyath sponge)
Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Tumulocyathidae
Parent taxon: Tumulocyathoidea according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Kerner et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Geocyathidae, Konjuschkovicyathidae, Sanarkocyathidae
Subtaxa: Isiticyathus Kotuyicyathellus Plicocyathus Tumulocyathus
Type: Tumulocyathus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (2: Northwest Territories), Italy (1), Mexico (1), Mongolia (3), Morocco (1), the Russian Federation (69), Spain (1), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 81 collections including 142 occurrences