†Protocystites Hicks 1872
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Synonym: Protocystis Bather 1900
Parent taxon: Cornuta according to B. Lefebvre and D. Vizcaino 1999
See also Beaver et al. 1967, Jefferies et al. 1987 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Amygdalotheca, Amygdalothecida, Arauricystis, Babinocystis, Ceratocystidae, Chauvelia, Cothurnocystida, Galliaecystis, Phyllocystidae, Procothurnocystis
Subtaxa: Protocystites menevensis
Type: Protocystites menevensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of the United Kingdom (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.