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Archaeocyathoidea

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida

Taxonomy
Archaeocyathoidea was named by Hinde (1889). Its type is Archaeocyathus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Archaeocyathoidea Hinde
2011Archaeocyathoidea Kerner et al. p. http://archaeocyatha.infosyslab.fr/gener
2015Archaeocyathoidea Debrenne et al. p. 1051

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
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suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyArchaeocyathoideaHinde 1889
superfamilyArchaeocyathoideaHinde 1889

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.

Superfm. †Archaeocyathoidea Hinde 1889
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Fm. †Archaeocyathidae Taylor 1910
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G. †Araneocyathus Vologdin 1937
G. †Archaeocyathus Billings 1861
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†Archaeocyathus abacus Kruse 1991
†Archaeocyathus arborensis Okulitch 1954
†Archaeocyathus atlanticus Billings 1861
†Archaeocyathus chikinevae Osadchaya et al. 1979
†Archaeocyathus dwighti Walcott 1890
Invalid names: Batenevia Krasnopeeva 1961 [synonym], Claruscyathus Vologdin 1932 [synonym], Flindersicyathus Bedford and Bedford 1937 [synonym], Retecyathus Vologdin 1932 [synonym], Sanxiacyathus Yuan and Zhang 1977 [synonym], Syringsella Krasnopeeva 1961 [synonym], Vadimocyathus Osadchaya et al. 1979 [synonym]
G. †Pycnoidocyathus Taylor 1910
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Subg. †Pycnoidocyathus (Cambrocyathus) Okulitch 1937
†Pycnoidocyathus amourensis Okulitch 1943
†Pycnoidocyathus amplus Gravestock 1984
†Pycnoidocyathus cribrus Gravestock 1984
†Pycnoidocyathus strictus Gravestock 1984
Invalid names: Archaeofungia Taylor 1910 [synonym]
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†Sigmofungia diletata Osadchaya et al. 1979
Invalid names: Palmericyathellus Debrenne 1970 [synonym]
Fm. †Archaeopharetridae Bedford and Bedford 1936
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†Archaeopharetra insculptus Gravestock 1984
Invalid names: Dictyocoscinus Bedford and Bedford 1936 [synonym], Hawkercyathus Gravestock 1984 [synonym]
G. †Protopharetra Bornemann 1884
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†Protopharetra junensis Zhuravleva 1987
†Protopharetra qidingshanensis Hong et al. 1990
G. †Spirocyathella Vologdin 1939
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Invalid names: Aruntacyathus Kruse and West 1980 [synonym]
Fm. †Archaeosyconidae Zhuravleva 1954
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†Archaeosycon balsami McMenamin et al. 2000
Invalid names: Pustulacyathellus Debrenne and Gangloff 1987 [synonym]
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

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Ashgill or 525.50000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (219 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 506.5Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Pycnoidocyathus sp., Spirocyathella cooperi (182205)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Protopharetra sp. (80841)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation Cambrocyathus tschuranicus (90090)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) Cambrocyathus tschuranicus (45847)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Protopharetra polymorpha (96400)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Castilla-La Mancha) Protopharetra polymorpha, Pycnoidocyathus toledani, Pycnoidocyathus sp. (81295)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Tuva) Archaeopharetra marginata (81246 81247 81249) Archaeopharetra marginata, Dictyosycon radiatus (81248) Archaeopharetra marginata, Dictyosycon sp., Dictyosycon radiatus (51431) Protopharetra bipartita (81465) Protopharetra sp. (51432)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutia) Protopharetra polymorpha (232980) Protopharetra sp. (10065)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (British Columbia) Cambrocyathus sp. (49010) Flindersicyathus aenigmatus (49013) Flindersicyathus mcdamensis, Cambrocyathus sp. (49014) Protopharetra sp. (49012)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Hawkercyathus insculptus (81170) Pycnoidocyathus amplus (81173) Pycnoidocyathus cribrus (81171 81172 81181) Pycnoidocyathus strictus (81180)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Extremadura) Protopharetra sp. (81040)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Archaeopharetra sp., Dictyosycon sp., Dictyosycon radiatus, Dictyosycon gravis (81252) Dictyosycon sp., Dictyosycon radiatus (81251) Protopharetra bipartita, Protopharetra sp. (81428) Protopharetra lagueta (81333) Protopharetra laqueata (81429) Protopharetra sp. (80843 81332 81334)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Archaeopharetra victori, Dictyosycon radiatus (56748 56749 56751 56754) Dictyosycon radiatus (56750 56752 56755)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Mongolia Archaeopharetra smolianinovae (233040) Archaeopharetra sp. (63210)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) Archaeopharetra chengkouensis (232927)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Córdoba) Archaeopharetra sp., Protopharetra gemmata, Protopharetra sp., Protopharetra circula, Protopharetra grandicaveata (78585)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Cataluna) Protopharetra sp. (81294)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Salair) Archaeocyathidae indet. (232867)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Morocco Archaeopharetra sp., Protopharetra grandicaveata (80891) Archaeopharetra sp., Protopharetra taissensis, Protopharetra grandicaveata, Protopharetra circula (80882) Protopharetra circula (80885 80892 80893 80896) Protopharetra circula, Protopharetra gemmata (80899) Protopharetra gemmata (80905) Protopharetra gemmata, Protopharetra grandicaveata (232981) Protopharetra grandicaveata, Protopharetra taissensis (80907) Protopharetra stipata, Protopharetra gemmata (80900) Protopharetra taissensis (80879 80880 80883) Protopharetra taissensis, Protopharetra circula (80898) Protopharetra taissensis, Protopharetra grandicaveata, Protopharetra circula (80895 80897)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Pycnoidocyathus sekwiensis (49019 49020 49021)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Archaeopharetra marginata, Dictyosycon radiatus (81243) Archaeopharetra marginata, Dictyosycon radiatus, Dictyosycon sp. (81244) Protopharetra agrandicaveata (81322) Protopharetra grandicaveata (81309 81310 81327) Protopharetra sp. (81315 81321) Sigmofungia diletata (81313)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Germany (Brandenburg) Protopharetra dissuta, Protopharetra gemmata (24189) Protopharetra gemmata (24191 24192) Protopharetra gemmata, Protopharetra dissuta (24190)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Yukon) Flindersicyathus aenigmatus (49025 49052)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Archaeofungia sp. (81194 81196 81204) Archaeofungia sp., Archaeofungia suvorovae (81203) Archaeofungia suvorovae (81201 81216 81218) Archaeofungia suvorovae, Archaeofungia sp. (81214) Protopharetra polymorpha (81213) Protopharetra polymorpha, Archaeofungia sp. (81195 81219)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Australia (Northern Territory) Aruntacyathus toddi (80921) Aruntacyathus toddi, Aruntacyathus rossi (80920)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Mongolia Archaeopharetra marginata (22939 22940 22941 22942)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Protopharetra sp. (81335)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Morocco Protopharetra gemmata (80901)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Spain (Cataluna) Archaeopharetra sp., Protopharetra densa, Protopharetra protea, Protopharetra sp. (81293) Protopharetra densa, Protopharetra protea, Protopharetra sp. (81291)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1China (Shaanxi) Protopharetra sp. (91498 91499)
Nangaoian - Duyunian521.0 - 506.5China (Guizhou) Archaeocyathus sp., Protopharetra sp., Retecyathus sp. (107060)
Montezuman - Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Mexico Archaeocyathus yavorskii (10681)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (California) Archaeocyathus constrictus (226369) Archaeocyathus sp. (203379 226373) Archaeocyathus sp. 5a, Protopharetra sp., Archaeocyathus arborensis (226367) Cambrocyathus sp. (226368) Pycnoidocyathus sp., Cambrocyathus sp. (226366)
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3Mexico Archaeocyathus yavorskii (10682)
Montezuman - Dyeran520.0 - 509.7USA (California) Protopharetra sp., Archaeocyathus atlanticus, Archaeocyathus arborensis (217094) Protopharetra sp., Archaeocyathus atlanticus, Pycnoidocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus yavorskii (217095)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Archaeocyathus sp. (56761) Dictyosycon radiatus (56746)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Archaeofungia sp., Archaeofungia suvorovae, Archaeofungia polysynapticulosus (81240) Archaeofungia suvorovae (81222)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Protopharetra polycoela (10167)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Guizhou) Archaeocyathus jacicyathus, Protopharetra sp., Archaeofungia sp. (79911)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Antarctica Archaeopharetra irregularis, Pycnoidocyathus latiloculatus, Spirocyathella cooperi (62871) Pycnoidocyathus latiloculatus, Pycnoidocyathus ecdemus, Palmericyathellus tabularis (80915)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1France (Languedoc-Rousillon) Protopharetra stipata (81088)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (New Jersey) Archaeocyathus sp. (81073)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Australia (South Australia) Archaeocyathus rete, Archaeopharetra irregularis, Archaeopharetra sp., Pycnoidocyathus latiloculatus, Pycnoidocyathus vicinisepta, Sigmofungia flindersi (81016) Archaeopharetra typica, Pycnoidocyathus parvulus (79944) Pycnoidocyathus vicinisepta, Pycnoidocyathus speciosus, Pycnoidocyathus strictus (79945) Sigmofungia sp., Pycnoidocyathus synapticulosus (81184)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Italy (Sardegna) Protopharetra circula, Protopharetra polymorpha (81033) Protopharetra circula, Protopharetra polymorpha, Protopharetra sp. (81035) Protopharetra sp. (81027 81028 81030 81031 81032)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Shaanxi) Archaeocyathus nitiduis, Archaeocyathus curvatus, Protopharetra lepida, Flindersicyathus sp., Sanxiacyathus hubeiensis (51460)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Archaeocyathus sp., Claruscyathus sp. (81336)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Yukon) Protopharetra sp., Pycnoidocyathus sekwiensis, Pycnoidocyathus uniserialis (80948)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Tuva) Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Protopharetra densa, Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81472) Claruscyathus solidus (81487) Protopharetra bipartita (81468) Protopharetra bipartita, Protopharetra densa (81469) Protopharetra bipartita, Protopharetra rotunda, Protopharetra densa, Claruscyathus solidus (81488) Protopharetra bipartita, Protopharetra rotunda, Protopharetra densa, Claruscyathus sp. (81486) Protopharetra densa, Protopharetra rotunda, Flindersicyathus yavorskii, Claruscyathus solidus (81470) Protopharetra dubiosa (81480) Protopharetra rotunda (81485) Protopharetra rotunda, Flindersicyathus yavorskii, Flindersicyathus latus, Claruscyathus solidus, Claruscyathus billingsi (81471) Protopharetra rotunda, Protopharetra bipartita (81483)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Mexico Archaeocyathus arborensis (62869) Archaeocyathus sp., Arrythmocricus macdamensis, Protopharetra sp., Pycnoidocyathus eminetus, Palmericyathellus undatus, Archaeocyathus arborensis (62865) Archaeocyathus sp., Markocyathus clementensis, Protopharetra sp., Batenevia spinosa, Archaeocyathus arborensis (62868) Arrythmocricus macdamensis, Protopharetra sp., Batenevia spinosa, Archaeocyathus arborensis (62866) Protopharetra sp., Batenevia spinosa (62864)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1China (Liaoning) Archaeocyathus hupehensis, Archaeocyathus tianhebanensis, Protopharetra sp. 1, Protopharetra sp. 2, Sanxiacyathus sinuatus, Protopharetra qidingshanensis (81037)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Nevada) Archaeocyathus arborensis, Protopharetra junensis (218892) Archaeocyathus sp. (218893) Protopharetra junensis (218891) Protopharetra sp. (81038)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Virginia) Archaeocyathus resseri, Archaeosycon balsami (81076)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Archaeocyathus condensis (81449) Archaeocyathus condensis, Protopharetra laqueata, Protopharetra sp., Spirocyathus condensis (81444) Archaeocyathus sp. (81446 81451) Archaeocyathus sp., Spirocyathus condensis (81445) Flindersicyathus sp. (81326) Protopharetra grandicaveata, Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81460) Protopharetra rotunda (81318) Protopharetra sp. (81448) Protopharetra sp., Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81325)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Northwest Territories) Archaeosycon evansi (80961) Arrythmocricus mcdamensis, Syringsella sp., Dictyocoscinus ketzaensis, Pustulacyathellus copulatus, Protopharetra junensis (80957) Dictyocoscinus ketzaensis, Archaeocyathus arborensis (80959) Syringsella sp., Dictyocoscinus ketzaensis, Archaeocyathus arborensis (80960)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (British Columbia) Archaeocyathus sp., Arrythmocricus sp., Archaeocyathus arborensis, Protopharetra junensis (81084) Archaeosycon copulatus, Arrythmocricus sp., Pycnoidocyathus serratus (81083) Arrythmocricus sp. (81085)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Morocco Archaeopharetra sp., Protopharetra polymorpha (80850 80851)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2Antarctica Pycnoidocyathus latiloculatus (80919)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2Canada (Yukon) Protopharetra sp., Pycnoidocyathus sp. (80949)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2China (Hubei) Archaeocyathus yichangensis (81010)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2USA (Nevada) Archaeosycon copulatus, Arrythmocricus mcdamensis, Protopharetra arcybata, Batenevia sp., Protopharetra junensis (81005) Archaeosycon copulatus, Arrythmocricus mcdamensis, Protopharetra arcybata, Spirocyathella microporosa, Archaeocyathus atlanticus, Protopharetra junensis (81004)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Russian Federation (Primorye) Archaeocyathus condensis, Protopharetra polymorpha, Flindersicyathus latus, Archaeofungia dissepimentalis, Archaeofungia incelebratus (81071)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Mongolia Araneocyathus sp. (46156) Archaeocyathus sp., Batenevia ramosa, Araneocyathus sp. (45951) Batenevia ramosa (45949)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus cumfundus, Archaeocyathus erbiensis (56764) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Archaeocyathus kuzmini, Archaeocyathus rete, Archaeocyathus radiatus (56766) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Archaeocyathus latus, Archaeocyathus kuzmini (56765)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Italy Archaeopharetra ertashkaense (76113 76115) Archaeopharetra ertashkaense, Protopharetra protea (76110 76114) Protopharetra protea (76112)
Lenian516.0 - 508.2Italy (Sardinia) Protopharetra sp. (50195)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeosycon sp. (9900)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeosycon sp. (63883) Arrythmocricus sp. (7787)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Mexico Protopharetra sp. (10684)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Retecyathus kuzmini (81441) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Archaeocyathus subradiatus, Retecyathus kuzmini, Vadimocyathus chikinevae (81435) Archaeocyathus sp., Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Claruscyathus sp., Retecyathus kuzmini (81440)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Spain Archaeocyathus laqueus, Pycnoidocyathus erbiensis (62645)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Archaeocyathus erbiensis, Batenevia pellisi, Syringsella jaroschevichi, Claruscyathus sp., Claruscyathus cumfundus, Retecyathus sp., Retecyathus kuzmini (81331) Archaeocyathus sp., Claruscyathus solidus, Claruscyathus kuliki, Claruscyathus cumfundus, Retecyathus kuzmini (81461) Archaeocyathus sp., Flindersicyathus subradiatus, Claruscyathus cumfundus, Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81450) Claruscyathus cumfundus, Claruscyathus solidus, Archaeocyathus yavorskii (81319) Claruscyathus solidus, Claruscyathus kuliki, Claruscyathus cumfundus, Retecyathus kuzmini (81463)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Australia (South Australia) Archaeocyathus abacus (81025 81026)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Mexico Archaeocyathus sp. (62870)
Toyonian512.1 - 508.2Russian Federation (Tuva) Retecyathus kuzmini (81490)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3Canada (British Columbia) Archaeocyathus atreus (225278)
Delamaran509.7 - 505.3USA (Idaho) Archaeocyathus sp. (76096)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) Batenevia sp. (80141)