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Emucyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Sajanocyathidae

Taxonomy
Emucyathus was named by Kruse and Moreno-Eiris (2013). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Emucyathus Kruse and Moreno-Eiris p. 23
2015Emucyathus Debrenne et al. p. 954

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyBronchocyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1936
familySajanocyathidaeVologdin 1956
genusEmucyathusKruse and Moreno-Eiris 2013

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.

G. †Emucyathus Kruse and Moreno-Eiris 2013
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available