Columbocystis Bassler 1950

Paracrinoidea - Springerocystidae

Full reference: R. S. Bassler. 1950. New genera of American Middle Ordovician "Cystoidea". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 40(9):273-277

Parent taxon: Springerocystidae according to R. S. Bassler 1950

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Foerstecystis, Springerocystis

Subtaxa: Columbocystis ovata Columbocystis typica

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (3: Tennessee, Virginia collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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