†family Dendrocystitidae Bassler 1938
Soluta - Dendrocystitida - Dendrocystitidae
Alternative spelling: Dendrocystitida
Parent taxon: Dendrocystitida according to F. Noailles et al. 2014
See also Parsley and Sumrall 2007 and Regnéll 1945
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Claritacarpus Dehmicystis Dendrocystites Dendrocystoides Girvanicystidae Girvanicystis Heckericystis Maennilia Maennilidae Rutroclypeidae Rutroclypeus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (1: Oklahoma collection)
• Silurian of Australia (1)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Quebec), the Czech Republic (3), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (3: New York)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence