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Mennericyathus boadellensis

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Agyrekocyathidae

Taxonomy
Mennericyathus boadellensis was named by Perejon et al. (1994). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Terrades FI2, calcimicrobial-archaeocyath mounds, which is in an Atdabanian/Botomian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Evol Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Mennericyathus boadellensis Perejon et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyKasyricyathoideaZhuravleva 1961
familyAgyrekocyathidaeKonyushkov 1967
genusMennericyathusKonyushkov 1967
speciesboadellensis

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.

Mennericyathus boadellensis Perejon et al. 1994
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Spain (Cataluna) Mennericyathus boadellensis (type locality: 81291)