Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Rhynchotrematidae
Parent taxon: Lepidocyclinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Amsden 1983, Macomber 1970, Mitchell 1977, Rõõmusoks 1964 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Lepidocyclus, Rhytidorhachis
Subtaxa: Hypsiptycha anticostiensis Hypsiptycha argenturbicum Hypsiptycha hybrida Hypsiptycha janea Hypsiptycha neenah Hypsiptycha occidens Hypsiptycha procera
Type: Hypsiptycha hybrida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario collection)
• Ordovician of Canada (34: British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Quebec), the United Kingdom (4), United States (34: Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming)
Total: 73 collections including 77 occurrences
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