†Hesperocystis Sinclair 1945
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Parent taxon: Glyptocystitidae according to J. Sprinkle 1982
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Glyptocystella, Glyptocystites, Quadrocystis, Strabocystis
Subtaxa: Hesperocystis deckeri
Type: Hesperocystis deckeri
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (3: Oklahoma collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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