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Aptocyathus prima

Archaeocyatha - Putapacyathida - Alphacyathidae

Taxonomy
Aptocyathella prima was named by Zhuravleva et al. (1964).

It was recombined as Aptocyathus prima by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Aptocyathella prima Zhuravleva et al.
2015Aptocyathus prima Debrenne et al. p. 100

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderPutapacyathidaVologdin 1961
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAlphacyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1939
familyAlphacyathidae
genusAptocyathusVologdin 1937
speciesprima()

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.

Aptocyathus prima Zhuravleva et al. 1964
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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 - 512.1Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Aptocyathella prima (81445 81446 81449 81462)