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Sekwicyathus nahanniensis

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Fallocyathidae

Taxonomy
Sekwicyathus nahanniensis was named by Handfield (1971) [Lower Cambrian; Northwest Territories]. Its type specimen is GSC #25317.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Sekwicyathus nahanniensis Handfield pp. 34-36 figs. 2: 5-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
suborderAjacicyathina
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyEthmophylloideaOkulitch 1937
familyFallocyathidaeRozanov 1969
genusSekwicyathusHandfield 1971
speciesnahanniensis

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.

Sekwicyathus nahanniensis Handfield 1971
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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: base of the Atdabanian to the top of the Botomian or 521.00000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Sekwicyathus nahanniensis (49027)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Sekwicyathus nahanniensis (80957 80961)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (British Columbia) Sekwicyathus nahanniensis (81083 81084)