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Molybdocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Dictyocyathidae

Taxonomy
Molybdocyathus was named by Debrenne et al. (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto-l]. It is not extant.

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

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Molybdocyathus Debrenne et al.
2002Molybdocyathus Sepkoski
2015Molybdocyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1046

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderArchaeocyathinaOkulitch 1935
superfamilyDictyocyathoideaTaylor 1910
familyDictyocyathidaeTaylor 1910
genusMolybdocyathus

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. †Molybdocyathus Debrenne et al. 1990
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Diagnosis
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