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Archaeocyathus dwighti

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Archaeocyathidae

Taxonomy
Archaeocyathus dwighti was named by Walcott (1890). Its type specimen is USNM 18352 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Archaeocyathus dwighti Walcott p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyArchaeocyathoideaHinde 1889
familyArchaeocyathidaeTaylor 1910
genusArchaeocyathusBillings 1861
speciesdwighti

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.

Archaeocyathus dwighti Walcott 1890
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available