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Cryptoporocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Cryptoporocyathidae

Taxonomy
Cryptoporocyathus was named by Korshunov and Zhuravleva (1967) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-l Cm Tomm-u].

It was corrected as Cryptaporocyathus by Rozanov et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Archaeocyatha by Rozanov et al. (1969); to Monocyathida by Sokolov et al. (1974); to Capsulocyathida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cryptoporocyathidae by Kerner et al. (2011), Debrenne et al. (2015), Novack-Gottshall (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Cryptoporocyathus Korshunov and Zhuravleva p. 5 figs. pl. 1 f. 1-4, txt. f. 53
1969Cryptaporocyathus Rozanov et al. p. 162
1974Cryptoporocyathus Sokolov et al.
2002Cyptoporocyathus Sepkoski
2011Cryptoporocyathus Kerner et al. p. http://archaeocyatha.infosyslab.fr/gener
2015Cryptoporocyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1026
2025Cryptaporocyathus Novack-Gottshall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderCapsulocyathinaZhuravelva 1964
familyCryptoporocyathidaeZhuravleva 1960
genusCryptoporocyathusKorshunov and Zhuravleva 1967

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Cryptoporocyathus Korshunov and Zhuravleva 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Atdabanian or 525.50000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Sakha) C. junicanensis (232887 232888)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Siberia) C. junicanensis (50319 50320 50321) C. junkanensis (50315)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) C. junicanensis (80794 80796 80808 80809 80811 80812 80814 80815 80867 80952 80953) C. melnikovi (80951) C. melnikovi, C. junicanensis (80950)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) C. sp. (81203)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) C. vinogradovi (81428)