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Tercyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Tercyathidae

Taxonomy
Tercyathidae was named by Vologdin (1939). Its type is Tercyathus.

It was assigned to Tercyathoidea by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Tercyathidae Vologdin p. 11
2015Tercyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyTercyathoideaVologdin 1939
familyTercyathidaeVologdin 1939
familyTercyathidaeVologdin 1939

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.

Fm. †Tercyathidae Vologdin 1939
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Invalid names: Piamaecyathus [synonym]
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 (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Clathricyathus firmus, Tercyathellus altaicus (81325) Clathricyathus sp., Tercyathellus altaicus, Tercyathus duplex, Piamaecyathus sp. (81449) Tercyathellus altaicus, Clathricyathellus sp. (81317) Tercyathellus altaicus, Tercyathus duplex, Piamaecyathus flexuosus (81446) Tercyathellus altaicus, Tercyathus sp. (81443 81448) Tercyathellus altaicus, Tercyathus sp., Clathricyathellus fossaengulatus, Clathricyathellus firmus, Piamaecyathus sajanicus (81460) Tercyathellus altaicus, Tercyathus sp., Piamaecyathus sajanicus, Piamaecyathus flexuosus (81445) Tercyathellus sp., Tercyathus sp. (81451) Tercyathus validus (81462)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Clathricyathus firmus, Tercyathellus altaicus, Tercyathus duplex (56762) Clathricyathus firmus, Tercyathus robustus (56761) Clathricyathus sp., Tercyathus duplex, Tercyathus sajanicus, Tercyathus validus (56763) Tercyathus robustus (56760)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Tercyathus sp. (81336 81433)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Tercyathellus altaicus (81450)