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Cyathophycus
Taxonomy
Cyathophycus was named by Walcott (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi S Wenl-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Cyathophycus reticulatus.
It was assigned to Hintzespongiidae by Rigby et al. (1998); and to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Hintzespongiidae by Rigby et al. (1998); and to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Cyathodictya, C. akiensis, C. extendis, C. loydelli, C. mackenziensis, C. pseudoreticulatus, C. reticulatus (type species), Cyathospongia
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by U. Merkel on 2013-04-30
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1879 | Cyathophycus Walcott |
| 1889 | Cyathospongia Dawson and Hinde p. 44 |
| 1998 | Cyathophycus Rigby et al. |
| 2002 | Cyathodictya Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Cyathophycus Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Cyathospongia Sepkoski |
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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. †Cyathophycus Walcott 1879
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†Cyathophycus akiensis Rigby et al. 1998
†Cyathophycus extendis Carrera and Ortega 2009
†Cyathophycus loydelli Botting 2004
†Cyathophycus mackenziensis Rigby and Chatterton 1994
†Cyathophycus pseudoreticulatus Rigby 1995
†Cyathophycus reticulatus Walcott 1879
Invalid names: Cyathodictya [nomen vanum], Cyathospongia Dawson and Hinde 1889 [nomen vanum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Tremadoc to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 486.40000 to 382.31000 Ma
Collections (16 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Tremadocian - Floian | Czechia | C. sp. (120529) | |
| Tremadoc | Czechia | C. sp. (192830) | |
| Darriwilian | United Kingdom (Wales) | C. sp. (230215) | |
| Llanvirn | USA (Nevada) | C. pseudoreticulatus, C. reticulatus (120571) | |
| Sandbian | United Kingdom (Wales) | C. loydelli (120626 120627 120628 120629 120630) | |
| Sandbian | Argentina (San Juan) | C. extendis (120528) | |
| Shermanian | USA (New York) | Cyathodictya sp. (436) | |
| Maysvillian | Canada (Manitoba) | C. reticulatus (120497) | |
| Silurian | USA (Alaska) | Cyathodictya sp. (468) | |
| Wenlock | Canada (British Columbia) | C. akiensis (120527) | |
| Wenlock | Canada (Northwest Territories) | C. mackenziensis (120570) | |
| Late/Upper Givetian | USA (Nevada) | C. simpsonenis (278048) |