Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Beltanacyathidae
Alternative combination: Bayleicyathus bowmani
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 Beltanacyathus according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Gravestock 1984
Sister taxa: Beltanacyathus biserialis, Beltanacyathus digitus, Bayleicyathus diversus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Wilkawillina Gorge buildups 1, Flinders Ranges, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/floatstone in the Wilkawillina Limestone Formation of Australia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Wilkawillina Gorge buildups 1, Flinders Ranges
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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