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Lanicyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Lanicyathidae

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

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

Subtaxa
Lanicyathus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Lanicyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 90
2015Lanicyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 1035

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderCoscinocyathinaZhuravleva 1955
superfamilyClathricoscinoideaRozanov 1964
familyLanicyathidaeDebrenne et al. 1989
familyLanicyathidaeDebrenne 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. †Lanicyathidae 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