†family Stromatocystitidae Bassler 1936

Edrioasteroidea - Stromatocystitidae

Parent taxon: Edrioasteroidea according to P. A. Jell et al. 1985

See also Regnéll 1945 and Regnéll 1966

Sister taxa: Aragocystites, Camptostroma, Cyathocystida, Cyathothecidae, Edrioasterida, Edrioblastoida, Hemicystitidae, Isorophida, Isorophina, Isorophinidae, Kailidiscus, Pyrgocystidae, Stromatocystitida, Yorkicystitidae

Subtaxa: Cambraster Edriodiscus Stromatocyctites Walcottidiscus Xenocystites

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Type: Stromatocystites

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of Australia (1 collection), France (2), Spain (1)

• Solvan of Australia (1)

• Ordian of Australia (1)

• Delamaran of Canada (2: British Columbia)

Total: 8 collections including 9 occurrences

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