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Archaeocyathus (Spirocyathus)

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Archaeocyathidae

Taxonomy
Spirocyathus was named as a genus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Archaeocyathus by Okulitch (1950); it was reranked as Archaeocyathus (Spirocyathus) by Okulitch (1954).

It was assigned to Spirocyathidae by Raymond (1931); to Archaeocyathus by Okulitch (1954); and to Archaeocyathida by Osadchaya et al. (1979).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1931Spirocyathus Raymond p. 177
1954Archaeocyathus (Spirocyathus) Okulitch p. 295
1979Spirocyathus Osadchaya et al.

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

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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Spirocyathus constrictus Raymond 1931
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 Montezuman to the top of the Dyeran or 520.00000 to 509.70000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montezuman - Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Mexico Archaeocyathus yavorskii (10681)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (California) Archaeocyathus constrictus (226369)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3Mexico Archaeocyathus yavorskii (10682)
Montezuman - Dyeran520.0 - 509.7USA (California) Archaeocyathus yavorskii (217095)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81325 81460) Spirocyathus condensis (81444 81445)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Tuva) Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81472)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81319 81450)