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Polystillicidocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Salairocyathidae

Taxonomy
Polystillicidocyathus was named by Debrenne (1959). It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Polystillicidocyathus Debrenne p. 14
2015Polystillicidocyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1003

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
superfamilySalairocyathoideaZhuravleva 1956
familySalairocyathidaeZhuravleva 1956
genusPolystillicidocyathusDebrenne 1959

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. †Polystillicidocyathus Debrenne 1959
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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

Age range: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Morocco P. erbosimilis (80850 99162)