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Protocyathus

Archaeocyatha - Ajacicyathida - Kijacyathidae

Taxonomy
Protocyathus was named by Ford (1878). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Kijacyathidae by Debrenne et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Protocyathus Ford p. 124
2015Protocyathus Debrenne et al. p. 984

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classArchaeocyatha(Vologdin 1937)
orderAjacicyathida
RankNameAuthor
suborderAjacicyathina
superfamilyEthmophylloideaOkulitch 1937
familyKijacyathidaeZhuravleva 1964
genusProtocyathusFord 1878

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. †Protocyathus Ford 1878
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available