†Archaeosycon balsami McMenamin et al. 2000 (archaeocyath sponge)
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Archaeocyatha - Archaeocyathida - Archaeosyconidae
Full reference: M. A. S. McMenamin, F. Debrenne, and A. Y. Zhuravlev. 2000. Early Cambrian Appalachian archaeocyaths: further age constraints from the fauna of New Jersey and Virginia, USA. Geobios 33(6):693-708
Belongs to Archaeosycon according to M. A. S. McMenamin et al. 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Austinville reefs, which is in a Botomian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/floatstone in the Shady Dolomite Formation of Virginia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Austinville reefs
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