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Hupecyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Putapacyathida - Hupecyathidae

Taxonomy
Hupecyathidae was named by Debrenne et al. (1990). Its type is Hupecyathus.

It was assigned to Hupecyathoidea by Kerner et al. (2011), Debrenne et al. (2015).

Subtaxa
Hupecyathus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Hupecyathidae Debrenne et al.
2011Hupecyathidae Kerner et al. p. http://archaeocyatha.infosyslab.fr/gener
2015Hupecyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 1023

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderPutapacyathidaVologdin 1961
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyHupecyathoideaDebrenne et al. 1990
familyHupecyathidaeDebrenne et al. 1990
familyHupecyathidaeDebrenne et al. 1990

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. †Hupecyathidae Debrenne et al. 1990
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G. †Hupecyathus Debrenne 1964
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
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