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Szecyathus

Cribricyatha - Cribricyathida - Pyxidocyathidae

Taxonomy

Szecyathus was named by Vologdin (1957). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pyxidocyathoidea, Pyxidocyathidae.

It was assigned to Pyxidocyathidae by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).

Species

Cribricyathus, Lomatiocyathus

Sister genera

Cribricyathus, Lomatiocyathus

Synonyms

Abicyathus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Szecyathus by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).

It was assigned to Cribricyathea by Sepkoski (2002).
Cribricyathus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).

It was assigned to Cribricyathea by Sepkoski (2002).
Pyxidocyathus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Szecyathus by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).

It was assigned to Cribricyathea by Sepkoski (2002).
Radicicyathus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Szecyathus by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).

It was assigned to Cribricyathea by Sepkoski (2002).
Lomaticyathus was named by Vologdin (1966). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Szecyathus by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).
Lomatiocyathus was named by Vologdin (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Tojo Sepkoski's reference number: 1006]. It is not extant.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).

It was assigned to Cribricyathea by Sepkoski (2002).
Thecocyathus was named by Vologdin (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Boto Sepkoski's reference number: 1006]. It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Szecyathus by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).

It was assigned to Cribricyathea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1957	Szecyathus Vologdin
1964	Thecocyathus Vologdin
1964	Lomatiocyathus Vologdin p. 1392
1966	Lomaticyathus Vologdin p. 28
2002	Abicyathus Sepkoski
2002	Cribricyathus Sepkoski
2002	Lomatiocyathus Sepkoski
2002	Pyxidocyathus Sepkoski
2002	Radicicyathus Sepkoski
2002	Thecocyathus Sepkoski
2015	Szecyathus Zhuravlev and Kruse p. 1101

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Porifera	Grant 1836
class	Cribricyatha	(Vologdin 1961)
order	Cribricyathida	Vologdin 1961

Rank	Name	Author
superfamily	Pyxidocyathoidea	Vologdin 1964
family	Pyxidocyathidae	Vologdin 1864
genus	Szecyathus	Vologdin 1957

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. †Szecyathus Vologdin 1957

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Invalid names: Abicyathus [synonym], Cribricyathus [nomen nudum], Lomaticyathus Vologdin 1966 [synonym], Lomatiocyathus Vologdin 1964 [nomen nudum], Pyxidocyathus [synonym], Radicicyathus [synonym], Thecocyathus Vologdin 1964 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Locomotion:

stationaryp

Attached:

yesp

Life habit:

epifaunalp

Diet:

suspension feederp

Vision:

blindp

Created:

2004-02-27 17:00:59

Modified:

2022-12-08 20:54:08

Source: p = phylum

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Botomian or 525.50000 to 512.90000 Ma

Collections (20 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Tommotian	525.5 - 521.0	Russian Federation (Kemorovo)	S. sp. (56739)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation	S. cylindricus (10170)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation (Kemorovo)	S. sp. (56742 56743 56745 56749 56750 56751 56752 56754 56755 56756 56757)
Atdabanian	521.0 - 516.0	Russian Federation (Krasnoyarskiy Kray)	S. sp. (81332)
Botomian	516.0 - 512.9	Russian Federation (Kemorovo)	S. sp. (56746 56760 56761 56763)
Lenian	516.0 - 510.2	Russian Federation (Kemorovo)	S. sp. (56764 56765)