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Fragilicyathidae

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Fragilicyathidae

Taxonomy
Fragilicyathidae was named by Belyaeva (1975). It is not extant. Its type is Fragilicyathus.

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

Subtaxa
Fragilicyathus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Fragilicyathidae Belyaeva p. 117
2015Fragilicyathidae Debrenne et al. p. 1076

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderSyringocneminaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyFragilicyathoideaBelyaeva 1975
familyFragilicyathidaeBelyaeva 1975
familyFragilicyathidaeBelyaeva 1975

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. †Fragilicyathidae Belyaeva 1975
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available