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Beltanacyathus digitus

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Beltanacyathidae

Taxonomy
Beltanacyathus digitus was named by Gravestock (1984). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Wilkawillina Gorge buildups 1, Flinders Ranges, which is in an Atdabanian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks/floatstone in the Wilkawillina Limestone Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Beltanacyathus digitus Gravestock

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBeltanacyathoideaDebrenne 1974
familyBeltanacyathidaeDebrenne 1974
genusBeltanacyathus
speciesdigitus

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Beltanacyathus digitus Gravestock 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available