†family Rhipidocystidae Jaekel 1901

Eocrinoidea - Rhipidocystidae

Parent taxon: Eocrinoidea according to R. D. Lewis et al. 1987

See also Beaver et al. 1967

Sister taxa: Acanthocystites, Ascocystitida, Ascocystitidae, Balangicystis, Balantiocystis, Bolboporites, Cardiocystites, Cigara, Cryptocrinitidae, Cymbionites, Gogiida, Haimacystis, Hexedriocystis, Imbricata, Lapillocystites, Lichenoididae, Lingulocystidae, Llanocystis, Luhocrinus, Marjumicystis, Palaeocystitidae, Paracryptocrinites, Peridionites, Pilocystites, Polyptychella, Ridersiidae, Simonkovicrinus, Trachelocrinida, Ubaghsicystis

Subtaxa: Batherocystis Durhamicystis Mandalacystis Petalocystites Rhipidocystis

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Type: Rhipidocystis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of United States (2: Nevada, Oklahoma collections)

• Ordovician of the Russian Federation (1), United States (5: Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, Tennessee, Utah)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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