Amygdalocystites radiatus Billings 1854

Paracrinoidea - Comarocystitida - Amygdalocystitidae

Synonyms: Amygdalocystites invaginata Bassler 1950, Billingsocystis invaginata Bassler 1950

Belongs to Amygdalocystites according to R. L. Parsley and L. W. Mintz 1975

See also Bassler 1950 and Wilson 1946

Sister taxon: Amygdalocystites florealis

Type specimens:

  • Amygdalocystites radiatus: G.S.C1394.
  • Amygdalocystites invaginata:

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (4: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (1: Kentucky)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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