†family Malocystitidae Bather 1899
Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Malocystitidae
Alternative spelling: Malocystidae
Parent taxon: Platycystitida according to R. L. Parsley and L. W. Mintz 1975
See also Bassler 1938 and Bassler 1950
Sister taxa: Bistomiacystitidae, Platycystitidae
Subtaxa: Malocystites Wellerocystis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: