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Terraecyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ethmocyathidae

Taxonomy
Terraecyathus was named by Zhuravleva (1974).

It was assigned to Ajacicyathida by Zhuravleva et al. (1997); and to Ethmocyathidae by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Terraecyathus Zhuravleva
1997Terraecyathus Zhuravleva et al. p. 55
2015Terraecyathus Debrenne et al. p. 954

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyBronchocyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1936
familyEthmocyathidaeDebrenne 1969
genusTerraecyathusZhuravleva 1974

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. †Terraecyathus Zhuravleva 1974
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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

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Kemorovo) T. myagkovae (56750)