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Sclerocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Tumulifungiidae

Taxonomy
Sclerocyathus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Sclerocyathus Sepkoski
2015Sclerocyathus Debrenne et al. p. 974

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyAnnulocyathoideaKrasnopeeva 1953
familyTumulifungiidaeRozanov 1989
genusSclerocyathus

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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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 Atdabanian or 525.50000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) S. australis (80794 80808)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Tuva) S. floridus (51431)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) S. lepidosus (56757)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Mongolia S. floridus (22939 22942)