Parent taxon: Callocystitidae according to C. R. C. Paul and S. V. Rozhnov 2016
See also Beaver et al. 1967 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adocetocystis, Anartiocystis, Apiocystinae, Apiocystites, Apiocystitinae, Brockocystis, Callocystites, Callocystitinae, Coelocystis, Jaekelocystis, Lepadocystis, Lepocrinites, Lipsanocystis, Lovenicystis, Maennilocystis, Novacystis, Prunocystites, Pseudocrinites, Salirocystis, Sphaerocystites, Staurocystinae, Staurocystis, Strobilocystites, Tetracystis, Troosticystis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (3: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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