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Kasyricyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Kasyricyathidae

Taxonomy
Kasyricyathus is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Kasyricyathoidea, Kasyricyathidae.

It was assigned to Ajacicyathida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kasyricyathidae by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Kasyricyathus Sepkoski
2015Kasyricyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1007

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderErismacoscininaDebrenne et al. 1989
superfamilyKasyricyathoideaZhuravleva 1961
familyKasyricyathidaeZhuravleva 1961
genusKasyricyathus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available