Haimacystis Sumrall et al. 2011

Eocrinoidea

Full reference: C. D. Sumrall, J. Sprinkle, and T. E. Guensberg. 2011. Comparison of flattened blastozoan echinoderms: Insights from the new Early Ordovician eocrinoid Haimacystis rozhnovi. Journal of Paleontology 75(5):985-992

Parent taxon: Eocrinoidea according to C. D. Sumrall et al. 2011

Sister taxa: Acanthocystites, Ascocystitida, Ascocystitidae, Balangicystis, Balantiocystis, Bolboporites, Cardiocystites, Cigara, Cryptocrinitidae, Cymbionites, Gogiida, Hexedriocystis, Imbricata, Lapillocystites, Lichenoididae, Lingulocystidae, Llanocystis, Luhocrinus, Marjumicystis, Palaeocystitidae, Paracryptocrinites, Peridionites, Pilocystites, Polyptychella, Rhipidocystidae, Ridersiidae, Trachelocrinida, Ubaghsicystis

Subtaxa: Haimacystis rozhnovi

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Type: Haimacystis rozhnovi

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Square Top South (Ordovician of Utah)

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