After Okulitch, 1955
Alternative (newer) taxonomy after Kazlev & White, 2002 [“The Palaeos Site”]
<==o †Archaeocyatha Vologdin, 1937 [Cyathospongia Okulitch, 1935; Pleospongia Okulitch, 1935] |-- †Monocyathea Okulitch, 1943 (nom. transl. Okulitch, 1955 ex Monocyatha Okulitch, 1943) |--o †Archaeocyathea Okulitch, 1943 (nom. transl. Okulitch, 1955 pro Archaeocyatha Okulitch, 1943 non Vologdin, 1937) | |-- †Ajacicyathida Bedford & Bedford, 1939 (nom. transl. Okulitch, 1943 pro Ajacicyathina Bedford & Bedford, 1939) | |-- †Metacyathida Bedford & Bedford, 1936 [nom. transl. Okulitch, 1955 pro Metacyathina Bedford & Bedford, 1936] [Archaeocyathida] | |--o †Acanthinocyathida Okulitch, 1935 (nom. transl. Okulitch, 1955 pro Acanthinocyathina Okulitch, 1935) | | `--o †Acanthinocyathidae Bedford & Bedford, 1934 | | |--o †Acanthinocyathus Bedford & Bedford, 1936 [pro Acanthocyathus Bedford & Bedford, 1934 (non Edw.-H., 1848)] L.Camb. Aust. | | | `-- †A. apertus (Bedford & Bedford, 1934) [Acanthocyathus apertus Bedford & Bedford, 1934] | | `--o †Pinacocyathus Bedford & Bedford, 1934; L.Camb. Aust. | | `-- †P. spicularis Bedford & Bedford, 1934 | |--o †Hetairacyathida Okulitch, 1943 (nom. transl. Okulitch, 1955 pro Hetairacyathina Okulitch, 1943) | | `--o †Radiocyathidae Okulitch, 1937 [Hetairacyathidae Bedford & Bedford, 1934] | | `--o †Radiocyathus Okulitch, 1937 [pro Heterocyathus Bedford & Bedford, 1934 (non Edw.-H., 1848)] [Hetairacyathus Bedford & Bedford, 1937] L.Camb. Aust. | | `-- †R. minor (Bedford & Bedford, 1937) [Hetairacyathus minorBedford & Bedford, 1937] | `--o †Syringocnemida Okulitch, 1935 (nom. transl. Okulitch, 1955 pro Syringocnemina Okulitch, 1935) | `--o †Syringocnematidae Taylor, 1910 [nom. correct. Okulitch, 1955 pro Syringocnemidae Taylor, 1910] | |--o †Syringocnema Taylor, 1910 [Beticocyathus Simon, 1939] L.-M.Camb. NA. As. Aust. | | `-- †S. favus Taylor, 1910 | |--o †Syringocyathus Vologdin, 1937; L.-M.Camb. NA. As. | | `-- †S. aspectabilis Vologdin, 1940 | `--o †Tubocyathus Vologdin, 1937; M.Camb. As. | `-- †T. smolianinovae Vologdin, 1937 `--o †Anthocyathea Okulitch, 1943 [nom. correct. Okulitch, 1955 pro Anthocyatha Okulitch, 1943] |--o †Anthomorphida Okulitch, 1935 [nom. correct. Okulitch, 1955 pro Anthomorphina Okulitch, 1935] | `--o †Anthomorphidae Okulitch, 1935 | `--o †Anthomorpha Born., 1884; L.Camb. Eu. Aust. | `-- †A. margarita Born., 1884 `--o †Somphocyathida Okulitch, 1943 [nom. correct. Okulitch, 1955 pro Somphocyathina Okulitch, 1943] `--o †Somphocyathidae Okulitch, 1935 `--o †Somphocyathus Taylor, 1910 `-- †S. coralloides Taylor, 1910
Archaeocyatha incertae sedis:
†Atikokania Walcott, 1912; Edia. ENA. †Haguia Walcott, 1899; M.Camb. ENA. †Matthewcyathus Okulitch; M.Camb. ENA. †Trachyum Billings; Ord. WNA. †Uranosphaera Bedford & Bedford, 1934; L.Camb. Aust. †Wilbernicyathus Wilson, 1950; U.Camb. SWNA. †Yakolevia Lologdin, 1931; L.-M.Camb. NCAs.
Reference(s):
- Okulitch, V. J., 1955: Part E – Archaeocyatha and Porifera. Archaeocyatha, E1-E20
in Moore, R. C., (ed.) 1955: Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology.
–Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas, 1955, xviii-E122