†Pleurocystites filitextus Billings 1854
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Synonyms: Pleurocystis elegans Billings 1857, Pleurocystites elegans Billings 1857
Belongs to Pleurocystites according to Billings 1854
See also Bather 1913, Billings 1857, Parsley 1970, Sinclair 1948 and Wilson 1946
Sister taxa: Pleurocystites anglicus, Pleurocystites anticostiensis, Pleurocystites beckeri, Pleurocystites distans, Pleurocystites laevis, Pleurocystites mitratus, Pleurocystites squamosus, Pleurocystites strimplei
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (5: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (2: Iowa, Missouri)
Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences
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