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Coscinocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Coscinocyathidae

Taxonomy
Coscinocyathus was named by Bornemann (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda-l Cm Boto-l]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Coscinocyathidae, Coscinocyathoidea.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Coscinocyathus Bornemann p. 704
2002Coscinocyathus Sepkoski
2015Coscinocyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1032

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderCapsulocyathidaZhuravleva 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderCoscinocyathinaZhuravleva 1955
superfamilyCoscinocyathoideaTaylor 1910
familyCoscinocyathidaeTaylor 1910
genusCoscinocyathusBornemann 1884

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. †Coscinocyathus Bornemann 1884
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Coscinocyathus billingsi Walcott 1886
Coscinocyathus fritzi Handfield 1971
Coscinocyathus multiporus Kawase and Okulitch 1957
Coscinocyathus uratannensis Gravestock 1984
Coscinocyathus vestitus Gravestock 1984
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. Debrenne et al. 2015Inner wall with several rows of simple pores per inter- sept; septa completely porous; tabulae with normal pores.