Stylophora - Cornuta - Cothurnocystidae

Full reference: C. D. Sumrall, J. Sprinkle, S. Pruss and S. Finnegan. 2009. Cardiocystella, a new cornute stylophoran from the Upper Cambrian Whipple Cave Formation, eastern Nevada, USA. Journal of Paleontology 83(2):307-312

Parent taxon: Cothurnocystidae according to C. D. Sumrall et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Acuticarpus, Archaeocothurnus, Chauvelicystinae, Cothurnocystinae, Nevadaecystis, Phyllocystinae, Ponticulocarpus, Scotiaecystinae, Trigonocarpus

Subtaxa: Cardiocystella prolixora

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Type: Cardiocystella prolixora

Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Cardiocystella collection, north Sawmill Canyon (Cambrian of Nevada)

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