Acanthocystites Barrande 1887

Eocrinoidea

Parent taxon: Eocrinoidea according to J. Sprinkle 1973

See also Beaver et al. 1967 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Ascocystitida, Ascocystitidae, Balangicystis, Balantiocystis, Bolboporites, Cardiocystites, Cigara, Cryptocrinitidae, Cymbionites, Gogiida, Haimacystis, Hexedriocystis, Imbricata, Lapillocystites, Lichenoididae, Lingulocystidae, Llanocystis, Luhocrinus, Marjumicystis, Palaeocystitidae, Paracryptocrinites, Peridionites, Pilocystites, Polyptychella, Rhipidocystidae, Ridersiidae, Trachelocrinida, Ubaghsicystis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acanthocystites in the database

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