Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Orbicyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Ajacicyathidae

Taxonomy
Orbicyathus was named by Vologdin (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tomm-u Cm Boto-u].

It was assigned to Ajacicyathida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Ajacicyathidae by Kerner et al. (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Orbicyathus Vologdin
2002Orbicyathus Sepkoski
2011Orbicyathus Kerner et al. p. http://archaeocyatha.infosyslab.fr/gener

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyBronchocyathoideaBedford and Bedford 1936
familyAjacicyathidae
genusOrbicyathusVologdin 1937

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. †Orbicyathus Vologdin 1937
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available