†Praepleurocystis Paul 1967
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Parent taxon: Pleurocystitinae according to E. Nardin and J. Bohatý 2013
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Sumrall and Sprinkle 1995
Sister taxa: Amecystis, Pleurocystites, Pygecystis, Turgidacystis
Subtaxa: Praepleurocystis ranaformis Praepleurocystis watkinsi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (15: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wisconsin, illinois collections)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
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