†superfamily Alphacyathoidea Bedford and Bedford 1939 (archaeocyath sponge)
Archaeocyatha - Putapacyathida
Parent taxon: Putapacyathida according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Chabakovicyathoidea, Hupecyathoidea, Putapacyathoidea
Subtaxa: Alphacyathidae
Type: Alphacyathus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Kyrgyzstan (1 collection), the Russian Federation (11)
Total: 12 collections including 29 occurrences