†Lysocystites (blastoid)
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Parent taxon: Blastoidea according to J.E. Bauer et al. 2019
See also Beaver et al. 1967 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Coronoidea, Eublastoidea, Fissiculata, Granatocrinida, Macurdablastus, Pentremitida, Troosticrinida, Zygocrinus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (11: Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin collections)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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