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Metacyathellus

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Copleicyathidae

Taxonomy
Metacyathellus was named by Debrenne and Zhuravlev (1990).

It was assigned to Archaeocyathida by Mansy et al. (1993); and to Copleicyathidae by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Metacyathellus Debrenne and Zhuravlev
1993Metacyathellus Mansy et al.
2015Metacyathellus Debrenne et al. p. 1060

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyMetacyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1934
familyCopleicyathidaeBedford and Bedford 1937
genusMetacyathellusDebrenne and Zhuravlev 1990

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. †Metacyathellus Debrenne and Zhuravlev 1990
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Diagnosis
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