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Sigmocyathoidea

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida

Taxonomy
Sigmocyathoidea was named by Krasnopeeva (1953). It is not extant. Its type is Sigmocyathus.

It was assigned to Ajacicyathina by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Sigmocyathoidea Krasnopeeva
2015Sigmocyathoidea Debrenne et al. p. 994

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilySigmocyathoideaKrasnopeeva 1953
superfamilySigmocyathoideaKrasnopeeva 1953

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. †Sigmocyathoidea Krasnopeeva 1953
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Fm. †Sigmocyathidae Krasnopeeva 1953
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Fm. †Wrighticyathidae Kruse 1978
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Antarctica Didymocyathus hillae (80915)