Hippocystis

Sphaeronitida - Aristocystitidae

Parent taxon: Aristocystitidae according to H. H. Beaver et al. 1967

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Amphoracystis, Aristocystitinae, Baculocystites, Calicinae, Campylostoma, Pachycalix, Prokopius, Pseudaristocystis, Sinocystis, Triamara

Subtaxa: Hippocystis subcylindricus

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chrustenice (Ordovician of Czech Republic)

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