†Astrocystites Whiteaves 1897
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Edrioasteroidea - Pentacystida - Steganoblastidae
Parent taxon: Steganoblastidae according to J. Sprinkle 1982
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Astrocystites distans Astrocystites ottawensis Astrocystites ottowaensis
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Australia (2 collections), Canada (1: Ontario), United States (10: Illinois, Iowa, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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