†Amecystis Ulrich and Kirk 1921
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Parent taxon: Pleurocystitinae according to E. Nardin and J. Bohatý 2013
See also Parsley 1970, Parsley 1981, Sepkoski 2002 and Sumrall and Sprinkle 1995
Sister taxa: Pleurocystites, Praepleurocystis, Pygecystis, Turgidacystis
Subtaxa: Amecystis laevis Amecystis nanus Amecystis raymondi Amecystis woodi
Type: Amecystis laevis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (16: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Pennsylvannia, Tennessee, Virginia)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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