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Mawsonicoscinidae

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Mawsonicoscinidae

Taxonomy
Mawsonicoscinidae was named by Debrenne and Kruse (1986). It is not extant. Its type is Mawsonicoscinus.

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

Subtaxa
Mawsonicoscinus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Mawsonicoscinidae Debrenne and Kruse
2015Mawsonicoscinidae Debrenne et al. p. 1032

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderCoscinocyathinaZhuravleva 1955
superfamilyCoscinocyathoideaTaylor 1910
familyMawsonicoscinidaeDebrenne and Kruse 1986
familyMawsonicoscinidaeDebrenne and Kruse 1986

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. †Mawsonicoscinidae Debrenne and Kruse 1986
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G. †Mawsonicoscinus Debrenne and Kruse 1986
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
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Mawsonicoscinus sigmoides (182203)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Antarctica Mawsonicoscinus sigmoides (80915)