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Wrighticyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Wrighticyathidae

Taxonomy
Wrighticyathidae was named by Kruse (1978). It is not extant. Its type is Wrighticyathus.

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

Subtaxa
Wrighticyathus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Wrighticyathidae Kruse
2015Wrighticyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 995

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilySigmocyathoideaKrasnopeeva 1953
familyWrighticyathidaeKruse 1978
familyWrighticyathidaeKruse 1978

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. †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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available