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Rarocyathus

Cribricyatha - Vologdinophyllida - Striatocyathidae

Taxonomy
Rarocyathus was named by Vologdin and Jankauskas (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Atda Sepkoski's reference number: 1006]. Its type is Rarocyathus rarus.

It was assigned to Cribricyathea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Striatocyathidae by Zhuravlev and Kruse (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Rarocyathus Vologdin and Jankauskas p. 203
2002Rarocyathus Sepkoski
2015Rarocyathus Zhuravlev and Kruse p. 1101

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCribricyatha(Vologdin 1961)
orderVologdinophyllidaRadugin 1964
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyAkademiophylloideaRadugin 1964
familyStriatocyathidaeVologdin and Jankauskas 1968
genusRarocyathusVologdin and Jankauskas 1968

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. †Rarocyathus Vologdin and Jankauskas 1968
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Diagnosis
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