†subfamily Aristocystitinae Neumayr 1894
Sphaeronitida - Aristocystitidae
Parent taxon: Aristocystitidae according to J. Chauvel 1966
Sister taxa: Amphoracystis, Baculocystites, Calicinae, Campylostoma, Hippocystis, Pachycalix, Prokopius, Pseudaristocystis, Sinocystis, Triamara
Subtaxa: Aristocystites Maghrebocystis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Dobrotivian of Morocco (1 collection), Spain (2)
• Liben of the Czech Republic (1)
• Ordovician of China (2), the Czech Republic (12), Morocco (5)
• Tremadoc of Morocco (1)
Total: 24 collections including 26 occurrences