†subfamily Calicinae Chauvel 1966

Sphaeronitida - Aristocystitidae

Alternative spelling: Calixinae

Full reference: J. Chauvel. 1966. Echinodermes de L'Ordovicien du Maroc: Cahiers de paleontologies. Editions du Centre Natcional de la Recherche Scientifique 1-120

Parent taxon: Aristocystitidae according to Y. Makhlouf et al. 2017

See also Chauvel 1966

Sister taxa: Amphoracystis, Aristocystitinae, Baculocystites, Campylostoma, Hippocystis, Pachycalix, Prokopius, Pseudaristocystis, Sinocystis, Triamara

Subtaxa: Lepidocalix Phlyctocystis

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Type: Calix

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Dobrotivian of Spain (1 collection)

• Ordovician of Algeria (1), Morocco (2)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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