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Tegerocyathella expansiva

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Vologdinocyathidae

Taxonomy
Tegerocyathella expansiva was named by Osadchaya et al. (1979). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Uyar River, Bellykskoye Mountains, unit 3b, which is in a Toyonian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Uyar Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Tegerocyathella expansiva Osadchaya et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
suborderAjacicyathina
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyErbocyathoideaVologdin and Zhuravleva 1956
familyVologdinocyathidaeYaroshevich 1957
genusTegerocyathella
speciesexpansiva

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.

Tegerocyathella expansiva Osadchaya et al. 1979
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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: Toyonian or 512.10000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Tegerocyathella expansiva (type locality: 81441)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Tegerocyathella expansiva (81331 81463)