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Torosocyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Torosocyathidae

Taxonomy
Torosocyathidae was named by Debrenne et al. (2002). It is not extant. Its type is Torosocyathus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Torosocyathidae Debrenne et al.
2015Torosocyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 973

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyLenocyathoideaZhuravleva 1956
familyTorosocyathidaeDebrenne et al. 2002
familyTorosocyathidaeDebrenne et al. 2002

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. †Torosocyathidae Debrenne et al. 2002
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G. †Torosocyathella Kotel'nikov 1995
G. †Torosocyathus Kashina 1972
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Torosocyathus provisus Vologdin and Kashina 1972
Invalid names: Rewardocyathus Rozanov 1973 [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 Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Torosocyathus sp. (56758)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Tuva) Torosocyathella osadchajae (51431)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Morocco Rewardocyathus dudresnayi (232868)