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Alataucyathus

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Alataucyathidae

Taxonomy
Alataucyathus is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Alataucyathoidea, Alataucyathidae.

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

Sister genera
Mrassocyathus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Alataucyathus Sepkoski
2002Mrassocyathus Sepkoski
2015Alataucyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1033

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderCoscinocyathinaZhuravleva 1955
superfamilyAlataucyathoideaZhuravleva 1955
familyAlataucyathidaeZhuravleva 1955
genusAlataucyathus

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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Alataucyathus jaroschevitschi Zhuravleva 1955
Invalid names: Mrassocyathus [nomen nudum]
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: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) A. jaroschevitschi (81333 81334) A. sp. (81332)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) A. jaroschevitschi (81309 81310 81311 81321) A. sp. (81322)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Mongolia A. jaroschevitschi (219046)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) A. exellenthis, A. sp. (56755) A. jaroshevitchi (56750 56752) A. jaroshevitchi, A. exellenthis (56751) A. jaroshevitchi, A. sp. (56754 56756)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Tuva) A. jaroschevitschi (81246 81247) A. sp. (51432) A. verschkovskajae (51431)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Mongolia A. jaroschevitschi (22939 22940 22941)