Pleurocystites anticostiensis Billings 1857

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae

Belongs to Pleurocystites according to J. C. Brower 1999

See also Parsley 1970 and Twenhofel 1928

Sister taxa: Pleurocystites anglicus, Pleurocystites beckeri, Pleurocystites distans, Pleurocystites filitextus, Pleurocystites laevis, Pleurocystites mitratus, Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites strimplei

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Quebec collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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