†family Japhanicyathidae Rozanov 1989 (archaeocyath sponge)
Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Japhanicyathidae
Parent taxon: Lenocyathoidea according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Lenocyathidae, Torosocyathidae
Subtaxa: Japhanicyathus
Type: Japhanicyathus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of the Russian Federation (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence