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Bronchocyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Bronchocyathidae

Taxonomy

Bronchocyathidae was named by Bedford and Bedford (1936). It is not extant. Its type is Thalamocyathus.

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

Subtaxa

Compositocyathus, Conannulofungia, Cyathocricus, Cyclocyathella, Denaecyathus, Gordonicyathus (syn. Sichotecyathus), Gordonifungia, Morenicyathus (syn. Kellericyathus, Denaecyathellus), Pseudotennericyathellus, Sagacyathus, Stillicidocyathus, Svetlanocyathus, Taylorcyathus (syn. Tersicyathus, Thalamocyathellus), Taylorfungia, Thalamocyathus (syn. Thalamopectinus, Bronchocyathus) (type genus), Trininaecyathus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1936	Bronchocyathidae Bedford and Bedford
2015	Bronchocyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 941

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Porifera	Grant 1836
class	Archaeocyatha	(Vologdin 1937)
order	Ajacicyathida

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Ajacicyathina
superfamily	Bronchocyathoidea	Bedford and Bedford 1936
family	Bronchocyathidae	Bedford and Bedford 1936
family	Bronchocyathidae	Bedford and Bedford 1936

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. †Bronchocyathidae Bedford and Bedford 1936

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G. †Compositocyathus

G. †Conannulofungia

G. †Cyathocricus

G. †Cyclocyathella

†Cyclocyathella repinae Okuneva and Repina 1973

G. †Denaecyathus

G. †Gordonicyathus Zhuravleva 1959

†Gordonicyathus absolutus Okuneva and Repina 1973

†Gordonicyathus dorfi Handfield 1971

†Gordonicyathus howelli Vologdin 1932

†Gordonicyathus levis Gravestock 1984

†Gordonicyathus orientalis Okuneva and Repina 1973

†Gordonicyathus pledgei Gravestock 1984

†Gordonicyathus systylus Gravestock 1984

†Gordonicyathus walteri Gravestock 1984

Invalid names: Sichotecyathus Okuneva and Repina 1973 [synonym]

G. †Gordonifungia

G. †Morenicyathus

Invalid names: Denaecyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979 [synonym], Kellericyathus [synonym]

G. †Pseudotennericyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979

†Pseudotennericyathellus latus Osadchaya et al. 1979

†Pseudotennericyathellus nelliae Osadchaya et al. 1979

G. †Sagacyathus Kruse 1982

G. †Stillicidocyathus

G. †Svetlanocyathus

G. †Taylorcyathus

†Taylorcyathus malleus Gravestock 1984

†Taylorcyathus viai Perejon et al. 1994

Invalid names: Tersicyathus [synonym], Thalamocyathellus Osadchaya et al. 1979 [synonym]

G. †Taylorfungia Perejon 1989

G. †Thalamocyathus

†Thalamocyathus inclinatus Osadchaya et al. 1979

Invalid names: Bronchocyathus Bedford and Bedford 1936 [synonym], Thalamopectinus Debrenne 1973 [synonym]

G. †Trininaecyathus

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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Botomian or 525.50000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (82 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cambrian	538.8 - 506.5	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	Thalamocyathus trachealis (182203) Thalamocyathus trachealis, Thalamocyathus sp. (182205)
Tommotian	525.5 - 521.0	Russian Federation (Yakutiya)	Taylorcyathus eximius (80950)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation (Yakutia)	Compositocyathus muchattensis (232980) Gordonicyathus sp., Taylorcyathus subtaylori, Thalamocyathus apprimus (233071)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Australia (South Australia)	Gordonicyathus levis, Gordonicyathus pledgei (81173) Gordonicyathus merus (81018) Gordonicyathus pledgei (81177 81181) Gordonicyathus systylus, Gordonicyathus pledgei (81171) Gordonicyathus walteri, Sichotecyathus merus (81170) Taylorcyathus malleus (81172)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Spain (Córdoba)	Morenicyathus cordobae, Morenicyathus arruzafai, Taylorcyathus sp. (78585)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation (Kemorovo)	Compositocyathus kuznetsovi, Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Taylorcyathus inclinatus, Taylorcyathus subtersiensis, Thalamocyathus continuus (56758) Cyclocyathella sp. (56759) Cyclocyathella sp., Denaecyathus sp., Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Gordonicyathus gerassimovensis, Taylorcyathus sp., Thalamocyathus continuus, Thalamocyathus sp., Cyclocyathella repinae, Gordonicyathus howelli (56757) Cyclocyathella sp., Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Taylorcyathus lucidus (56751) Gordonicyathus subhowelli (56749) Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Morenicyathus makarichus, Taylorcyathus lucidus, Taylorcyathus tersiensis, Taylorcyathus taylori, Taylorcyathus sp., Thalamocyathus continuus, Cyclocyathella repinae, Gordonicyathus howelli (56755) Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Morenicyathus makarichus, Taylorcyathus sp., Thalamocyathus continuus, Thalamocyathus sp., Cyclocyathella repinae, Gordonicyathus howelli (56756) Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Taylorcyathus eximius, Taylorcyathus lucidus, Taylorcyathus tersiensis (56748) Gordonicyathus subhowelli, Taylorcyathus lucidus, Thalamocyathus continuus, Gordonicyathus howelli (56754)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation (Khakasiya)	Cyclocyathella sp. (81311) Cyclocyathella sp., Gordonicyathus campestris, Taylorcyathus subtersiensis, Thalamocyathus howelli, Thalamocyathus subhowelli, Thalamocyathus lucidus, Denaecyathellus sp. (81312) Denaecyathus sp., Pseudotennericyathellus nelliae (81313) Gordonicyathus sp., Taylorcyathus sp., Thalamocyathus howelli, Pseudotennericyathellus nelliae, Thalamocyathellus inclinatus (81323) Gordonicyathus sp., Thalamocyathus howelli, Thalamocyathus subhowelli (81327) Pseudotennericyathellus latus (81329) Thalamocyathellus inclinatus (81314)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Spain (Cataluna)	Taylorcyathus vologdini, Taylorcyathus sp., Taylorcyathus viai (81294)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation (Yakutiya)	Compositocyathus muchattensis (81219) Compositocyathus muchattensis, Compositocyathus sp. (81203 81204) Compositocyathus muchattensis, Taylorcyathus sp. (81195) Compositocyathus sp. (81198) Compositocyathus sp., Compositocyathus muchattensis (81196) Taylorcyathus taylori (81201)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray)	Gordonicyathus sp., Tersicyathus tersiensis (81430) Taylorcyathus sp. (81431)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation	Gordonicyathus howelli (232982)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Mongolia	Compositocyathus sp. (63210) Gordonicyathus annulispinosus (233040) Gordonicyathus howelli (219046)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Spain (Extremadura)	Taylorcyathus sp. (81039 81040)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation (Tuva)	Compositocyathus vladimirskii (81465 81466) Cyclocyathella sp. (81247) Morenicyathus sp., Cyclocyathella repinae (51432)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Canada (Northwest Territories)	Gordonicyathus dorfi (49027)
Atdabanian - Botomian	521.0 - 512.1	Spain (Cataluna)	Taylorcyathus viai (81291 81293)
Atdabanian - Botomian	521.0 - 512.1	Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray)	Cyclocyathella sp., Thalamocyathus sp. (81335)
Atdabanian - Botomian	521.0 - 512.1	China (Shaanxi)	Conannulofungia sp., Taylorcyathus sp. (91499)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Russian Federation (Khakasiya)	Svetlanocyathus sp. (81451) Taylorcyathus sp. (81324) Taylorcyathus taylori (81460)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	China (Guizhou)	Conannulofungia jinshaensis (79911)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Antarctica	Cyathocricus tracheodentatus, Thalamopectinus arterialis (80915) Thalamocyathus trachealis, Thalamocyathus sp. (62871)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Russian Federation (Yakutiya)	Taylorcyathus subtaylori (81240) Trininaecyathus sp. (81223)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Australia (South Australia)	Thalamocyathus tectus (79945) Thalamocyathus trachealis, Thalamocyathus partitus (81016)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Russian Federation (Kemorovo)	Compositocyathus tunicatus, Gordonicyathus sp., Kellericyathus sp. (56763) Denaecyathus insolitus, Svetlanocyathus sp., Taylorcyathus sp., Taylorcyathus inclinatus (56760) Gordonicyathus kuznetsovi, Kellericyathus sp., Taylorcyathus sp., Taylorcyathus inclinatus (56761) Kellericyathus sp., Taylorcyathus inclinatus (56762)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	China (Shaanxi)	Taylorcyathus clarus (51460)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Russian Federation (Yakutia)	Taylorcyathus subtaylori, Thalamocyathus apprimus (174246) Taylorcyathus subtaylori, Thalamocyathus apprimus, Trininaecyathus macroporus (232979)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Italy (Sardinia)	Taylorcyathus rectus (225110)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Italy (Sardegna)	Taylorcyathus sp. (81032)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.1	Russian Federation (Tuva)	Compositocyathus fraudulentus, Taylorcyathus platiannulatus (81469) Denaecyathus biporosus (81480) Taylorcyathus rusetzkajae (81468)
Botomian - Toyonian	516.0 - 508.2	Antarctica	Gordonicyathus sp. (80919)
Lenian	516.0 - 508.2	Mongolia	Compositocyathus sp. (46156)
Lenian	516.0 - 508.2	Italy	Taylorcyathus vologdini (76112 76113 76114)
Lenian	516.0 - 508.2	Russian Federation (Primorye)	Compositocyathus fraudulentus, Denaecyathus primoriensis, Taylorcyathus platiannulatus, Taylorcyathus speciosus, Thalamocyathus howelli, Sichotecyathus orientalis, Cyclocyathella repinae, Gordonicyathus absolutus (81071)