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Archaeosyconidae

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Archaeosyconidae

Taxonomy
Archaeosyconidae was named by Zhuravleva (1954). Its type is Archaeosycon.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Archaeosyconidae Zhuravleva
2011Archaeosyconidae Kerner et al. p. http://archaeocyatha.infosyslab.fr/gener
2015Archaeosyconidae Debrenne et al. p. 1058

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyArchaeocyathoideaHinde 1889
familyArchaeosyconidaeZhuravleva 1954
familyArchaeosyconidaeZhuravleva 1954

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. †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: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Botomian or 515.30000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (British Columbia) Archaeosycon copulatus (81083)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Northwest Territories) Archaeosycon evansi (80961) Pustulacyathellus copulatus (80957)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Virginia) Archaeosycon balsami (81076)
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2USA (Nevada) Archaeosycon copulatus (81004 81005)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7USA (Nevada) Archaeosycon sp. (63883)
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Archaeosycon sp. (9900)