†Platycystites cristatus Bassler 1943
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Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Platycystitidae
Alternative combination: Globulocystites cristatus
Synonyms: Platycystites bromidensis Bassler 1943, Platycystites fimbriatus Bassler 1943
Belongs to Platycystites according to R. L. Parsley 1982
See also Frest et al. 1979 and Parsley and Mintz 1975
Sister taxa: Platycystites faberi, Platycystites levatus, Platycystites ovalis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Bromide Formation, Mountain Lake Member (Lower Zone), Oklahoma (Ordovician of Oklahoma)
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