†Platycystites Miller 1889
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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
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (12: Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 12 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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