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Afiacyathus oscillatus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae

Taxonomy
Afiacyathus oscillatus was named by Perejon et al. (1994). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Terrades FI3, calcimicrobial-archaeocyath mounds, which is in an Atdabanian/Botomian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Évol Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Afiacyathus oscillatus Perejon et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
suborderAjacicyathina
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBronchocyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1936
familyEthmocyathidaeDebrenne 1969
genusAfiacyathusVoronin 1962
speciesoscillatus

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.

Afiacyathus oscillatus 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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Cataluna) Afiacyathus oscillatus (81294)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Spain (Cataluna) Afiacyathus oscillatus (type locality: 81293)