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Williamicyathus

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Syringocnemidae

Taxonomy
Williamicyathus is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Williamicyathus Sepkoski
2015Williamicyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1075

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderSyringocneminaOkulitch 1935
superfamilySyringocnemoideaTaylor 1910
familySyringocnemidaeTaylor 1910
genusWilliamicyathus

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: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Northwest Territories) W. colvillensis (80957 80960)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Nevada) W. colvillensis (218892)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2USA (Nevada) W. sp. (81004)