Foerstecystis 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: Columbocystis, Springerocystis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Benbolt Formation, Knoxville, Tennessee (Ordovician of Tennessee)

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