Glyptocystites batheri Sinclair 1948

Rhombifera - Glyptocystitidae

Full reference: G. W. Sinclair. 1948. Three Notes on Ordovician Cystids. Journal of Paleontology 22(3):301-314

Belongs to Glyptocystites according to G. W. Sinclair 1948

Sister taxa: Glyptocystites grandis, Glyptocystites groenlandicus, Glyptocystites multipora, Glyptocystites regnelli, Glyptocystis forbesi

Type specimen: GSC 6295

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Lower Bed, Shipshaw River below the dam at Chute aux Galets (Ordovician of Québec)

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