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Fallocyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Fallocyathidae

Taxonomy
Fallocyathidae was named by Rozanov (1969). It is not extant. Its type is Fallocyathus.

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Fallocyathidae Rozanov
2015Fallocyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 978

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyEthmophylloideaOkulitch 1937
familyFallocyathidaeRozanov 1969
familyFallocyathidaeRozanov 1969

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. †Fallocyathidae Rozanov 1969
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Fallocyathus canalgrandensis Perejon et al. 2000
G. †Sekwicyathus Handfield 1971
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Sekwicyathus nahanniensis Handfield 1971
Sekwicyathus polygonalis Perejon et al. 1994
G. †Yukonocyathus Handfield 1971
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Yukonocyathus francesi Handfield 1971
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 Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.10000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Yakutiya) Fallocyathus sp. (81201)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Spain (Córdoba) Fallocyathus pedrochei (78585)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation Fallocyathus savitskii (9990)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Yukon) Yukonocyathus francesi (49026 49052)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Sekwicyathus nahanniensis (49027)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Fallocyathus dubius (56745)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Mongolia Fallocyathus frutectosus (22939)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.1Spain (Cataluna) Sekwicyathus polygonalis (81293)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Kemorovo) Yukonocyathus sp. (56760)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (Northwest Territories) Sekwicyathus nahanniensis (80957 80961)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Russian Federation (Yakutia) Fallocyathus dubius (174246 232979)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (British Columbia) Sekwicyathus nahanniensis, Yukonocyathus francesi (81083) Sekwicyathus sp. (81085) Sekwicyathus sp., Sekwicyathus nahanniensis (81084)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Italy (Sardegna) Fallocyathus canalgrandensis (81035)