Full reference: F. Debrenne, A. Gandin, and R. A. Gangloff. 1990. Analyse sedimentologique et paleontologie de calcaires organogenes du Cambrien inferieur de Battle Mountain (Nevada, USA) [Sedimentology and paleontology of the Lower Cambrian organogenic limestones from Battle Mountain (Nevada, USA)]. Annales de Paleontologie 76(2):73-119
Parent taxon: Archaeocyathida according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abakanicyathus, Agastrocyathus, Alaskacoscinus, Alconeracyathus, Antarcticocyathus, Anthomorpha, Archaeocyathina, Archaeocyathus, Archaeopharetra, Archaeosycon, Ardrossacyathus, Arisacyathus, Arrythmocricus, Ataxiocyathus, Auliscocyathus, Bayleicyathus, Beltanacyathus, Bottonaecyathus, Cambrocyathells, Cambrocyathellus, Cellicyathus, Changicyathus, Chankacyathus, Chouberticyathus, Claruscoscinus, Claruscyathus, Copleicyathus, Dendrocyathus, Dictyocoscinus, Dictyocyathus, Dictyofavus, Dictyosycon, Eremitacyathus, Fenestrocyathus, Flindersicyathus, Fragilicyathus, Fridaycyathus, Gabrielsocyathus, Gatagacyathus, Graphoscyphus, Hawkercyathus, Jugalicyathus, Kechikacyathus, Keriocyathus, Kruseicnema, Loculicyathus, Maiandrocyathus, Markocyathus, Metacyathellus, Metacyathus, Metaldetes, Metyacyathellus, Mikhnocyathus, Molybdocyathus, Naimarkcyathus, Neoloculicyathus, Okulitchicyathus, Paracoscinus, Paranacyathus, Prismocyathus, Protopharetra, Pseudosyringocnema, Pycnoidocoscinus, Pycnoidocyathus, Pycnoidoscinus, Retecyathus, Retillamina, Sakhacyathus, Sanxiacyathus, Shiveligocyathus, Sigmofungia, Sphinctocyathus, Spinosocyathus, Spirillicyathella, Spirillicyathus, Spirocyathella, Spirocyathus, Stevocyathus, Syringocnema, Syringothalamus, Syringsella, Tabulacyathellus, Taeniaecyathellus, Tchojacyathus, Tollicyathus, Tuvacnema, Usloncyathus, Vadimocyathus, Voznesenskicyathus, Warriootacyathus, Warrriootacyathus, Williamicyathus, Zunyicyathus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder