Anatifopsis Barrande 1872

Stylophora - Mitrata - Kirkocystidae

Synonyms: Anatiferocystis Chauvel 1941, Anatiferocystites Chauvel 1941, Guichenocarpos, Kirkocystis Bassler 1950

Parent taxon: Kirkocystidae according to C. D. Sumrall et al. 2012

See also Kolata et al. 1991, Lee et al. 2006, Parsley 1991, Sepkoski 2002 and Storch and Mergl 1989

Sister taxa: Balanocystites, Sagittacystis

Subtaxa: Anatiferocystis papillata Anatifopsis bohemica

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Type: Anatifopsis bohemica

Ecology: passively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of the Czech Republic (11 collections), France (3), Morocco (5), Spain (1), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (6: Oklahoma)

• Llandeilo of the United Kingdom (1)

• Arenig of France (2), the United Kingdom (1)

Total: 35 collections including 37 occurrences

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