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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).

Sister genera
Cribricyathus, Lomatiocyathus

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCribricyatha(Vologdin 1961)
orderCribricyathidaVologdin 1961
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyPyxidocyathoideaVologdin 1964
familyPyxidocyathidaeVologdin 1864
genusSzecyathusVologdin 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