Discocystis Gregory 1897

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida - Agelacrinitidae

Parent taxon: Discocystinae according to C. D. Sumrall 1996

See also Regnéll 1966 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Bostryclavus, Clavidiscus, Hypsiclavus, Lispidecodus, Spiraclavus

Subtaxa: Discocystis kaskaskiensis

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Type: Discocystis kaskaskiensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (4: Alabama collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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