Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Tumulocyathidae
Alternative combination: Torosocyathellus torosus
Full reference: D. V. Osadchaya, L. N. Kashina, I. T. Zhuravleva and N. P. Borodina. 1979. Stratigrafiya i arkheotsiaty nizhnego kembriya Altaye-Sayanskoy skladchatoy oblasti [Lower Cambrian stratigraphy and archaeocyatha of the Altay-Sayan fold belt]. Trudy Instituta Geologii i Geofiziki, Sibirskoye Otdeleniye 380:1-215
Belongs to Plicocyathus according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
See also Osadchaya et al. 1979
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Krutoy Log, Sukhie Solontsy bioherm, Batenevskiy Ridge, unit 6, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Usa Formation of the Russian Federation
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of the Russian Federation (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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