Pyrgocystis cylindrica Aurivillius 1892

Edrioasteroidea - Pyrgocystidae

Alternative combination: Scalpellum cylindricum

Belongs to Pyrgocystis according to Aurivillius 1892

Sister taxa: Pyrgocystis procera, Pyrgocystis sardesoni, Pyrgocystis sulcata, Pyrgocystis varia

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Visby C (Silurian of Sweden)

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