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Changicyathus

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Metacyathidae

Taxonomy
Changicyathus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Changicyathus Sepkoski
2015Changicyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1065

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyMetacyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1934
familyMetacyathidaeBedford and Bedford 1934
genusChangicyathus

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 Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9China (Shaanxi) C. sp. (91499)