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Sigmocoscinoidea

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida

Taxonomy
Sigmocoscinoidea was named by Bedford and Bedford (1939). It is not extant. Its type is Sigmocoscinus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Sigmocoscinoidea Bedford and Bedford
2015Sigmocoscinoidea Debrenne et al. p. 1015

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
superfamilySigmocoscinoideaBedford and Bedford 1939
superfamilySigmocoscinoideaBedford and Bedford 1939

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.

Superfm. †Sigmocoscinoidea Bedford and Bedford 1939
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Fm. †Sigmocoscinidae Bedford and Bedford 1939
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Fm. †Sylviacoscinidae 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

Age range: Botomian or 516.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Antarctica Sigmocoscinus annulatus, Sigmocoscinus sp. (80915)