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Gatagacyathoidea

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida

Taxonomy
Gatagacyathoidea was named by Debrenne and Zhuravlev (1992). It is not extant. Its type is Gatagacyathus.

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Gatagacyathoidea Debrenne and Zhuravlev
2015Gatagacyathoidea Debrenne et al. p. 1070

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderDictyofavinaDebrenne 1991
superfamilyGatagacyathoideaDebrenne and Zhuravlev 1992
superfamilyGatagacyathoideaDebrenne and Zhuravlev 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. †Gatagacyathoidea Debrenne and Zhuravlev 1992
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Fm. †Gatagacyathidae Debrenne and Zhuravlev 1992
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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 512.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Botomian516.0 - 512.1Canada (British Columbia) Gatagacyathus mansyi (81083 81084)
Botomian516.0 - 512.1USA (Nevada) Gatagacyathus sp. (218892)