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Capsulocyathida

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida

Taxonomy

Capsulocyathida was named by Zhuravleva (1964). It is not extant.

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

Subtaxa

Capsulocyathina, Coscinocyathina, Cyptoporocyathus

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1964	Capsulocyathida Zhuravleva
2002	Capsulocyathida Sepkoski
2015	Capsulocyathida Debrenne et al. p. 1025

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Porifera	Grant 1836
class	Archaeocyatha	(Vologdin 1937)

Rank	Name	Author
order	Capsulocyathida	Zhuravleva 1964
order	Capsulocyathida	Zhuravleva 1964

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.

Or. †Capsulocyathida Zhuravleva 1964

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Subor. †Capsulocyathina Zhuravelva 1964

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Fm. †Cryptoporocyathidae Zhuravleva 1960

G. †Capsulocyathus

G. †Complicatocyathus Yaroshevich 1990

G. †Cryptoporocyathus Korshunov and Zhuravleva 1967

G. †Gerbicanicyathus Belyaeva 1969

G. †Mirandocyathus Belyaeva 1974

G. †Polythalamia Debrenne and Wood 1990

†Polythalamia americana Debrenne and Wood 1990

Fm. †Fransuasaecyathidae Debrenne 1964

G. †Fransuasaecyathus

G. †Yukonensis Ozdikmen 2009

†Yukonensis yukonensis Handfield 1967

Invalid names: Acanthopyrgus Handfield 1967 [replaced]

Fm. †Tubericyathidae Debrenne et al. 1989

G. †Tubericyathus

Fm. †Tylocyathidae Zhuravlev 1988

G. †Korshunovicyathus Zhuravlev 1988

G. †Tylocyathus

Fm. †Uralocyathellidae Zhuravleva 1964

G. †Rhabdolynthus

Invalid names: Uralocyathella Zhuravleva 1960 [synonym]

Invalid names: Thylocyathidae Zhuravlev 1988 [empty]

Subor. †Coscinocyathina Zhuravleva 1955

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Superfm. †Alataucyathoidea Zhuravleva 1955

Fm. †Alataucyathidae Zhuravleva 1955

G. †Alataucyathus

†Alataucyathus jaroschevitschi Zhuravleva 1955

Invalid names: Mrassocyathus [nomen nudum]

Superfm. †Calyptocoscinoidea Debrenne 1964

Fm. †Calyptocoscinidae Debrenne 1964

G. †Calyptocoscinus

Fm. †Tomocyathidae Debrenne et al. 1989

G. †Coscinocyathella

Invalid names: Tomocyathus [synonym]

Superfm. †Clathricoscinoidea Rozanov 1964

Fm. †Clathricoscinidae Rozanov 1964

G. †Clathricoscinus

†Clathricoscinus sanaschtykgolensis Osadchaya et al. 1979

Fm. †Lanicyathidae Debrenne et al. 1989

G. †Lanicyathus

Superfm. †Coscinocyathoidea Taylor 1910

Fm. †Coscinocyathellidae Zhuravleva 1956

G. †Coscinocyathellus

Fm. †Coscinocyathidae Taylor 1910

G. †Coscinocyathus Bornemann 1884

†Coscinocyathus billingsi Walcott 1886

†Coscinocyathus codonoformis Zhang 1983

†Coscinocyathus fritzi Handfield 1971

†Coscinocyathus hoxudensis Zhang 1983

†Coscinocyathus kuruktagensis Zhang 1983

†Coscinocyathus mohershanensis Zhang 1983

†Coscinocyathus multiporus Kawase and Okulitch 1957

†Coscinocyathus tarimensis Zhang 1983

†Coscinocyathus uratannensis Gravestock 1984

†Coscinocyathus vestitus Gravestock 1984

†Coscinocyathus xinjiangensis Zhang 1983

G. †Flossocyathus Skorlotova 2013

Fm. †Mawsonicoscinidae Debrenne and Kruse 1986

G. †Mawsonicoscinus Debrenne and Kruse 1986

G. †Cyptoporocyathus Korshunov and Zhuravleva 1967

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
F. Debrenne et al. 2015	Thalamid cup, single or multichambered; inner wall of invaginal type of development; septa and/or plate tabulae may be present in intervallum of multichambered cups.