†Malocystites Billings 1858
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Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Malocystitidae
Full reference: E. Billings. 1858. On the Cystideae of the Lower Silurian rocks of Canada. Geological Survey of Canada Decade 3:9-74
Parent taxon: Malocystitidae according to R. L. Parsley and L. W. Mintz 1975
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Wellerocystis
Subtaxa: Malocystites murchisoni
Type: Malocystites murchisoni
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Chazyan of Canada (8: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (5: New York)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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