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Sigmofungiidae (disused)

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Sigmofungiidae

Taxonomy
Sigmofungiidae was named by Bedford and Bedford (1936).

It was assigned to Metacyathoidea by Debrenne and Kruse (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Sigmofungiidae Bedford and Bedford
1986Sigmofungiidae Debrenne and Kruse p. 267

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyMetacyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1934
familySigmofungiidaeBedford and Bedford 1936
familySigmofungiidaeBedford and Bedford 1936

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. †Sigmofungiidae Bedford and Bedford 1936
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available