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Archaeocyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Archaeocyathidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Archaeocyathidae Taylor
1931Archaeocyathidae Raymond p. 176
2011Archaeocyathidae Kerner et al. p. http://archaeocyatha.infosyslab.fr/gener
2015Archaeocyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 1055

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyArchaeocyathoideaHinde 1889
familyArchaeocyathidaeTaylor 1910
familyArchaeocyathidaeTaylor 1910

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.

Fm. †Archaeocyathidae Taylor 1910
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G. †Araneocyathus Vologdin 1937
G. †Archaeocyathus Billings 1861
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†Archaeocyathus abacus Kruse 1991
†Archaeocyathus arborensis Okulitch 1954
†Archaeocyathus atlanticus Billings 1861
†Archaeocyathus chikinevae Osadchaya et al. 1979
†Archaeocyathus dwighti Walcott 1890
Invalid names: Batenevia Krasnopeeva 1961 [synonym], Claruscyathus Vologdin 1932 [synonym], Flindersicyathus Bedford and Bedford 1937 [synonym], Retecyathus Vologdin 1932 [synonym], Sanxiacyathus Yuan and Zhang 1977 [synonym], Syringsella Krasnopeeva 1961 [synonym], Vadimocyathus Osadchaya et al. 1979 [synonym]
G. †Pycnoidocyathus Taylor 1910
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Subg. †Pycnoidocyathus (Cambrocyathus) Okulitch 1937
†Pycnoidocyathus amourensis Okulitch 1943
†Pycnoidocyathus amplus Gravestock 1984
†Pycnoidocyathus cribrus Gravestock 1984
†Pycnoidocyathus strictus Gravestock 1984
Invalid names: Archaeofungia Taylor 1910 [synonym]
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†Sigmofungia diletata Osadchaya et al. 1979
Invalid names: Palmericyathellus Debrenne 1970 [synonym]
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 Ashgill or 525.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (114 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Pycnoidocyathus sp. (182205)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation Cambrocyathus tschuranicus (90090)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) Cambrocyathus tschuranicus (45847)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Pycnoidocyathus amplus (81173) Pycnoidocyathus cribrus (81171 81172 81181) Pycnoidocyathus strictus (81180)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Archaeofungia sp. (81194 81195 81196 81204 81219) Archaeofungia sp., Archaeofungia suvorovae (81203) Archaeofungia suvorovae (81201 81216 81218) Archaeofungia suvorovae, Archaeofungia sp. (81214)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Pycnoidocyathus toledani, Pycnoidocyathus sp. (81295)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Sigmofungia diletata (81313)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Pycnoidocyathus sekwiensis (49019 49020 49021)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Yukon) Flindersicyathus aenigmatus (49025 49052)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Salair) Archaeocyathidae indet. (232867)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (British Columbia) Cambrocyathus sp. (49010) Flindersicyathus aenigmatus (49013) Flindersicyathus mcdamensis, Cambrocyathus sp. (49014)
Nangaoian - Duyunian521.0 - 506.5China (Guizhou) Archaeocyathus sp., Retecyathus sp. (107060)
Montezuman - Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Mexico Archaeocyathus yavorskii (10681)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3Mexico Archaeocyathus yavorskii (10682)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (California) Archaeocyathus constrictus (226369) Archaeocyathus sp. (203379 226373) Archaeocyathus sp. 5a, Archaeocyathus arborensis (226367) Cambrocyathus sp. (226368) Pycnoidocyathus sp., Cambrocyathus sp. (226366)
Montezuman - Dyeran520.0 - 509.7USA (California) Archaeocyathus atlanticus, Archaeocyathus arborensis (217094) Archaeocyathus atlanticus, Pycnoidocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus yavorskii (217095)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Liaoning) Archaeocyathus hupehensis, Archaeocyathus tianhebanensis, Sanxiacyathus sinuatus (81037)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Antarctica Pycnoidocyathus latiloculatus (62871) Pycnoidocyathus latiloculatus, Pycnoidocyathus ecdemus, Palmericyathellus tabularis (80915)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Northwest Territories) Archaeocyathus arborensis (80959) Arrythmocricus mcdamensis, Syringsella sp. (80957) Syringsella sp., Archaeocyathus arborensis (80960)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Archaeocyathus sp. (56761)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Nevada) Archaeocyathus arborensis (218892) Archaeocyathus sp. (218893)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Archaeocyathus rete, Pycnoidocyathus latiloculatus, Pycnoidocyathus vicinisepta, Sigmofungia flindersi (81016) Pycnoidocyathus parvulus (79944) Pycnoidocyathus vicinisepta, Pycnoidocyathus speciosus, Pycnoidocyathus strictus (79945) Sigmofungia sp., Pycnoidocyathus synapticulosus (81184)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (British Columbia) Archaeocyathus sp., Arrythmocricus sp., Archaeocyathus arborensis (81084) Arrythmocricus sp. (81085) Arrythmocricus sp., Pycnoidocyathus serratus (81083)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Tuva) Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81472) Claruscyathus solidus (81487 81488) Claruscyathus sp. (81486) Flindersicyathus yavorskii, Claruscyathus solidus (81470) Flindersicyathus yavorskii, Flindersicyathus latus, Claruscyathus solidus, Claruscyathus billingsi (81471)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Archaeocyathus condensis (81449) Archaeocyathus condensis, Spirocyathus condensis (81444) Archaeocyathus sp. (81446 81451) Archaeocyathus sp., Spirocyathus condensis (81445) Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81325 81460) Flindersicyathus sp. (81326)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Shaanxi) Archaeocyathus nitiduis, Archaeocyathus curvatus, Flindersicyathus sp., Sanxiacyathus hubeiensis (51460)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Virginia) Archaeocyathus resseri (81076)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Yukon) Pycnoidocyathus sekwiensis, Pycnoidocyathus uniserialis (80948)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (New Jersey) Archaeocyathus sp. (81073)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Archaeocyathus sp., Claruscyathus sp. (81336)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Guizhou) Archaeocyathus jacicyathus, Archaeofungia sp. (79911)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Archaeofungia sp., Archaeofungia suvorovae, Archaeofungia polysynapticulosus (81240) Archaeofungia suvorovae (81222)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Mexico Archaeocyathus arborensis (62869) Archaeocyathus sp., Arrythmocricus macdamensis, Pycnoidocyathus eminetus, Palmericyathellus undatus, Archaeocyathus arborensis (62865) Archaeocyathus sp., Batenevia spinosa, Archaeocyathus arborensis (62868) Arrythmocricus macdamensis, Batenevia spinosa, Archaeocyathus arborensis (62866) Batenevia spinosa (62864)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2China (Hubei) Archaeocyathus yichangensis (81010)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2Antarctica Pycnoidocyathus latiloculatus (80919)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2USA (Nevada) Arrythmocricus mcdamensis, Archaeocyathus atlanticus (81004) Arrythmocricus mcdamensis, Batenevia sp. (81005)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2Canada (Yukon) Pycnoidocyathus sp. (80949)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Russian Federation (Primorye) Archaeocyathus condensis, Flindersicyathus latus, Archaeofungia dissepimentalis, Archaeofungia incelebratus (81071)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus cumfundus, Archaeocyathus erbiensis (56764) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Archaeocyathus kuzmini, Archaeocyathus rete, Archaeocyathus radiatus (56766) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Archaeocyathus latus, Archaeocyathus kuzmini (56765)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Mongolia Araneocyathus sp. (46156) Archaeocyathus sp., Batenevia ramosa, Araneocyathus sp. (45951) Batenevia ramosa (45949)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Archaeocyathus sp. (63883) Arrythmocricus sp. (7787)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Archaeocyathus sp. (9900)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Retecyathus kuzmini (81441) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Archaeocyathus subradiatus, Retecyathus kuzmini, Vadimocyathus chikinevae (81435) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Claruscyathus sp., Retecyathus kuzmini (81440)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Mexico Archaeocyathus sp. (62870)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Spain Archaeocyathus laqueus, Pycnoidocyathus erbiensis (62645)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Batenevia pellisi, Syringsella jaroschevichi, Claruscyathus sp., Claruscyathus cumfundus, Retecyathus sp., Retecyathus kuzmini (81331) Archaeocyathus sp., Claruscyathus solidus, Claruscyathus kuliki, Claruscyathus cumfundus, Retecyathus kuzmini (81461) Archaeocyathus sp., Flindersicyathus subradiatus, Claruscyathus cumfundus, Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81450) Claruscyathus cumfundus, Claruscyathus solidus, Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81319) Claruscyathus solidus, Claruscyathus kuliki, Claruscyathus cumfundus, Retecyathus kuzmini (81463)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Archaeocyathus abacus (81025 81026)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Tuva) Retecyathus kuzmini (81490)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Idaho) Archaeocyathus sp. (76096)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Archaeocyathus atreus (225278)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) Batenevia sp. (80141)