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Xestecyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Xestecyathidae

Taxonomy
Xestecyathidae was named by Debrenne et al. (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Xestecyathus.

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

Subtaxa
Xestecyathus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Xestecyathidae Debrenne et al.
2015Xestecyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 1007

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
superfamilyKasyricyathoideaZhuravleva 1961
familyXestecyathidaeDebrenne et al. 1989
familyXestecyathidaeDebrenne et al. 1989

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. †Xestecyathidae Debrenne et al. 1989
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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