Eumorphocystis

Glyptosphaeritida - Eumorphocystidae

Synonyms: Regnellicystis, Strimplecystis Bassler 1950

Parent taxon: Eumorphocystidae according to S. L. Sheffield and C. D. Sumrall 2018

See also Branson and Peck 1940, Kesling 1963, Sepkoski 2002 and Sprinkle 1982

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Eumorphocystis multiporata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (10: Illinois, Iowa, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia collections)

Total: 10 collections including 12 occurrences

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