Alternative spelling: Lepadocystites
Parent taxon: Callocystitidae according to C. R. C. Paul and S. V. Rozhnov 2016
See also Beaver et al. 1967, Fay et al. 1982 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adocetocystis, Anartiocystis, Apiocystinae, Apiocystites, Apiocystitinae, Brockocystis, Callocystites, Callocystitinae, Coelocystis, Hallicystis, Jaekelocystis, Lepocrinites, Lipsanocystis, Lovenicystis, Maennilocystis, Novacystis, Prunocystites, Pseudocrinites, Salirocystis, Sphaerocystites, Staurocystinae, Staurocystis, Strobilocystites, Tetracystis, Troosticystis
Subtaxa: Lepadocystis moorei
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (6: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
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