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Archaeocyathus arborensis

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Archaeocyathidae

Taxonomy
Archaeocyathus arborensis was named by Okulitch (1954). Its type specimen is University of British Columbia C 107 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Archaeocyathus arborensis Okulitch p. 295 figs. Pia te 28, figures 1, 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyArchaeocyathoideaHinde 1889
familyArchaeocyathidaeTaylor 1910
genusArchaeocyathusBillings 1861
speciesarborensis

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.

Archaeocyathus arborensis Okulitch 1954
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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: base of the Botomian to the top of the Montezuman or 516.00000 to 515.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montezuman520.0 - 515.3USA (California) Archaeocyathus arborensis (226367)
Montezuman - Dyeran520.0 - 511.2USA (California) Archaeocyathus arborensis (217094)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (British Columbia) Archaeocyathus arborensis (81084)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Archaeocyathus arborensis (80959 80960)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9USA (Nevada) Archaeocyathus arborensis (218892)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Mexico Archaeocyathus arborensis (62865 62866 62868 62869)