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Robertocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Robertocyathidae

Taxonomy
Robertocyathus was named by Rozanov (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-l Cm Boto-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1243]. Its type is Robertocyathus polaris. It is the type genus of Robertocyathidae.

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

Species
R. polaris (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Robertocyathus Rozanov p. 112
2002Robertocyathus Sepkoski
2015Robertocyathus Debrenne et al. p. 960

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyPretiosocyathoideaRozanov 1969
familyRobertocyathidaeRozanov 1969
genusRobertocyathusRozanov 1969

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. †Robertocyathus Rozanov 1969
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Robertocyathus polaris Rozanov 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available