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Lucyathus

Cribricyatha - Cribricyathida - Pyxidocyathidae

Taxonomy
Lucyathus was named by Vologdin (1957). It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Lucyathus Vologdin
2002Longicyathus Sepkoski
2002Peripteratocyathus Sepkoski
2002Sunicyathus Sepkoski
2002Turricyathus Sepkoski
2015Lucyathus Zhuravlev and Kruse p. 1103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCribricyatha(Vologdin 1961)
orderCribricyathidaVologdin 1961
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyPyxidocyathoideaVologdin 1964
familyPyxidocyathidaeVologdin 1864
genusLucyathusVologdin 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. †Lucyathus Vologdin 1957
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Invalid names: Longicyathus [synonym], Peripteratocyathus [synonym], Sunicyathus [synonym], Turricyathus [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available