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Ichnusocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Asterocyathidae

Taxonomy
Ichnusocyathus is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Archaeocyathus ichnusae.

It was assigned to Ajacicyathida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Asterocyathidae by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Ichnusocyathus Sepkoski
2015Ichnusocyathus Debrenne et al. p. 997

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
superfamilySalairocyathoideaZhuravleva 1956
familyAsterocyathidaeVologdin 1956
genusIchnusocyathus

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.

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Ichnusocyathus ichnusae Meneghini 1881
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: base of the Botomian to the top of the Montezuman or 516.00000 to 515.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Mongolia I. changaiensis (22939 22940)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (California) Ajacicyathus ichnusae (226366)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Morocco I. simplex (232868)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Italy I. sp. (76110)