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Usloncyathus

Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Usloncyathidae

Taxonomy
Usloncyathus is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Usloncyathoidea, Usloncyathidae.

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

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Dictyofavus Gravestock
2002Dictyofavus Sepkoski
2002Nostrocyathus Sepkoski
2002Usloncyathus Sepkoski
2015Usloncyathus Debrenne et al. p. 1069

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderArchaeocyathidaOkulitch 1935
RankNameAuthor
suborderDictyofavinaDebrenne 1991
superfamilyUsloncyathoideaFonin 1966
familyUsloncyathidaeFonin 1966
genusUsloncyathus

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.

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Usloncyathus obtusus Gravestock 1984
Invalid names: Dictyofavus Gravestock 1984 [synonym], Nostrocyathus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2009-05-09 19:07:07
Modified: 2009-10-06 09:36:25
Source: p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Atdabanian or 521.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Australia (South Australia) Dictyofavus obtusus (81018 81170)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Shaanxi) U. jindingshanensis (232926)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray) Dictyofavus lepidus, Dictyofavus obtusus (81251)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Mongolia U. serus (233040)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Tuva) Dictyofavus lepidus (81246 81248)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Russian Federation (Khakasiya) Dictyofavus lepidus, Dictyofavus obtusus (81243) Dictyofavus lepidus, Dictyofavus sp. (81244)