Parent taxon: Mitrata according to B. Lefebvre and J. C. Gutierrez-Marco 2003
See also Beaver et al. 1967, Lefebvre 2000, Lefebvre 2001 and Ubaghs 1994
Sister taxa: Anatiferopsis, Anomalocystitida, Bokkeveldia, Chaivella, Dalejocystis, Diamphidiocystis, Lagynocystida, Lobocarpus, Mongolocarpos, Notocarpos, Occultocystis, Peltocystida, Spermacystis, Tasmanicytidium, Willmanocystis, Yachalicystis
Subtaxa: Aspidocarpus Ateleocystites Barrandeocarpus Chinianocarpos Eumitrocystella Mitrocystella Mitrocystites Mitrocystitidae Ovocarpus Paranacystidae Promitrocystites
Ecology: passively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Bolivia (1 collection), Brazil (10), Germany (1)
• Dobrotivian of the Czech Republic (1), Morocco (1), Spain (2)
• Letna of the Czech Republic (1)
• Arenig of the United Kingdom (2)
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Ontario, Quebec), the Czech Republic (2), France (1), Spain (3), the United Kingdom (5), United States (6: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania)
• Cambrian of China (1)
Total: 39 collections including 43 occurrences