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Flossocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Coscinocyathidae

Taxonomy
Flossocyathus was named by Skorlotova (2013). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coscinocyathidae by Skorlotova (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Flossocyathus Skorlotova p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderCoscinocyathinaZhuravleva 1955
superfamilyCoscinocyathoideaTaylor 1910
familyCoscinocyathidaeTaylor 1910
genusFlossocyathusSkorlotova 2013

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.

G. †Flossocyathus Skorlotova 2013
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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