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Kymbecyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Kymbecyathidae

Taxonomy
Kymbecyathus was named by Debrenne and Kruse (1986) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-l]. It is the type genus of Kymbecyathidae.

It was assigned to Ajacicyathida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kymbecyathidae by Kerner et al. (2011), Debrenne et al. (2015).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Kymbecyathus Debrenne and Kruse
2002Kymbecyathus Sepkoski
2011Kymbecyathus Kerner et al. p. http://archaeocyatha.infosyslab.fr/gener
2015Kymbecyathus Debrenne et al. p. 932

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderDokidocyathinaVologdin 1957
superfamilyKymbecyathoidea
familyKymbecyathidae
genusKymbecyathusDebrenne and Kruse 1986

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. †Kymbecyathus Debrenne and Kruse 1986
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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: base of the Botomian to the top of the Toyonian or 516.00000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2Antarctica K. avius (80919)