†Amecystis woodi Broadhead and Strimple 1975
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Full reference: T. W. Broadhead and H. L. Strimple. 1975. Respiration in a Vagrant Ordovician Cystoid, Amecystis. Paleobiology 1(3):312-319
Belongs to Amecystis according to T. W. Broadhead and H. L. Strimple 1975
Sister taxa: Amecystis laevis, Amecystis nanus, Amecystis raymondi
Type specimen: USNM 93446. Its type locality is Minneapolis, Decorah Shales, which is in a Rocklandian marine shale in the Decorah Formation of Minnesota.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (7: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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