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Keriocyathoidea

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida

Taxonomy
Keriocyathoidea was named by Debrenne and Gangloff (1992). It is not extant. Its type is Keriocyathus.

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

Subtaxa
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-17; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Keriocyathoidea Debrenne and Gangloff
2015Keriocyathoidea Debrenne et al. p. 1070

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderDictyofavinaDebrenne 1991
superfamilyKeriocyathoideaDebrenne and Gangloff 1992
superfamilyKeriocyathoideaDebrenne and Gangloff 1992

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. †Keriocyathoidea Debrenne and Gangloff 1992
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Fm. †Keriocyathidae Debrenne and Gangloff 1992
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G. †Keriocyathus Debrenne et al. 1990
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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Botomian to the top of the Toyonian or 516.00000 to 508.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian - Toyonian516.0 - 508.2USA (Nevada) Keriocyathus arachnaius (81004 81005)