Retilamina Debrenne and James 1981 (archaeocyath sponge)

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae

Parent taxon: Dictyocyathidae according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015

See also Debrenne et al. 1989 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bottonaecyathus, Cellicyathus, Chouberticyathus, Dictyocyathus, Graphoscyphia, Molybdocyathus, Paracoscinus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador collections), Mexico (1), United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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