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Usloncyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Usloncyathidae

Taxonomy
Usloncyathidae was named by Fonin (1966). It is not extant. Its type is Usloncyathus.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Usloncyathidae Fonin
2015Usloncyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 1069

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderDictyofavinaDebrenne 1991
superfamilyUsloncyathoideaFonin 1966
familyUsloncyathidaeFonin 1966
familyUsloncyathidaeFonin 1966

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. †Usloncyathidae Fonin 1966
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Usloncyathus obtusus Gravestock 1984
Invalid names: Dictyofavus Gravestock 1984 [synonym], Nostrocyathus [synonym]
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Zunyicyathus fuquanensis Zhang and Yuan 1984
Zunyicyathus grandus Yuan and Zhang 1980
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: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Mongolia Usloncyathus serus (233040)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Tuva) Dictyofavus lepidus (81246 81248)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Dictyofavus lepidus, Dictyofavus obtusus (81251)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) Usloncyathus jindingshanensis (232926)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Dictyofavus obtusus (81018 81170)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Dictyofavus lepidus, Dictyofavus obtusus (81243) Dictyofavus lepidus, Dictyofavus sp., Kechikacyathus sp. (81244)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (British Columbia) Kechikacyathus natlaensis (81083 81084)