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Cyathophycus
Taxonomy
Cyathophycus was named by Walcott (1879) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi S Wenl-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Cyathophycus reticulatus.
It was assigned to Hintzespongiidae by Rigby et al. (1998); and to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Hintzespongiidae by Rigby et al. (1998); and to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Cyathodictya, C. akiensis, C. extendis, C. loydelli, C. mackenziensis, C. pseudoreticulatus, C. reticulatus (type species), Cyathospongia
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1879 | Cyathophycus Walcott |
| 1889 | Cyathospongia Dawson and Hinde p. 44 |
| 1998 | Cyathophycus Rigby et al. |
| 2002 | Cyathodictya Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Cyathophycus Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Cyathospongia Sepkoski |
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G. †Cyathophycus Walcott 1879
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†Cyathophycus akiensis Rigby et al. 1998
†Cyathophycus extendis Carrera and Ortega 2009
†Cyathophycus loydelli Botting 2004
†Cyathophycus mackenziensis Rigby and Chatterton 1994
†Cyathophycus pseudoreticulatus Rigby 1995
†Cyathophycus reticulatus Walcott 1879
Invalid names: Cyathodictya [nomen vanum], Cyathospongia Dawson and Hinde 1889 [nomen vanum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available