†family Favilynthidae Debrenne 1989 (archaeocyath sponge)
Archaeocyatha - Monocyathida - Favilynthidae
Parent taxon: Monocyathida according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Kerner et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Arimasia, Globosocyathidae, Monocyathidae, Palaeoconulariidae, Sajanolynthidae, Tumuliolynthidae
Subtaxa: Favilynthus Robertiolynthus
Type: Favilynthus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia, Northwest Territories collections), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence