Platycystites Miller 1889

Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Platycystitidae

Parent taxon: Platycystitinae according to T. J. Frest et al. 1979

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Globulocystites

Subtaxa: Platycystites cristatus Platycystites faberi Platycystites levatus Platycystites ovalis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (12: Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia collections)

Total: 12 collections including 21 occurrences

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