Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae
Alternative combination: Baikalopectinus capulus
Full reference: D. I. Gravestock. 1984. Archaeocyatha from lower parts of the Lower Cambrian carbonate sequence in South Australia. Memoir of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 2:1-139
Belongs to Baikalocyathus according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Gravestock 1984
Sister taxa: Baikalocyathus rimosus, Baikalocyathus squamosus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Mount Scott Range, Tor Herm (section N), archaeocyath-sponge mound, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Ajax Limestone Formation of Australia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Mount Scott Range, Tor Herm (section N), archaeocyath-sponge mound
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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