Parent taxon: Mitrata according to C. D. Sumrall et al. 2012
See also Kolata et al. 1991, Lee et al. 2006, Lefebvre 2001, Parsley 1991 and Parsley et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Anatiferopsis, Anomalocystitida, Bokkeveldia, Chaivella, Dalejocystis, Diamphidiocystis, Lagynocystida, Lobocarpus, Mitrocystitida, Mongolocarpos, Notocarpos, Occultocystis, Spermacystis, Tasmanicytidium, Willmanocystis, Yachalicystis
Subtaxa: Jaekelocarpidae Kirkocystidae Peltocystidae Peltocystis Taebaekocystis
Ecology: passively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Oklahoma collection)
• Dobrotivian of Czechia (1), France (1), Morocco (1), Spain (1)
• Letna of Czechia (1)
• Liben of Czechia (1)
• Arenig of France (2), the United Kingdom (1)
• Ordovician of Czechia (14), France (2), Morocco (6), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (5), United States (6: Oklahoma)
Total: 44 collections including 53 occurrences