†Yukonocyathus francesi Handfield 1971 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Fallocyathidae
Full reference: R. C. Handfield. 1971. Archaeocyatha from the MacKenzie and Cassiar Mountains, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory and British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 201:1-119
Belongs to Yukonocyathus according to R. C. Handfield 1971
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: GSC #25351. Its type locality is GSC #68955 - central Coal River section, which is in an Atdabanian carbonate limestone in Canada.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia, Yukon collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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