†Sinclairocystis praedicta Bassler 1950
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Paracrinoidea - Comarocystitida - Comarocystitidae
Synonyms: Sinclairocystis angulatus Strimple 1952, Sinclairocystis sulphurensis Strimple 1952
Full reference: R. S. Bassler. 1950. New genera of American Middle Ordovician "Cystoidea". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 40(9):273-277
Belongs to Sinclairocystis according to R. L. Parsley and L. W. Mintz 1975
See also Bassler 1950 and Strimple 1952
Sister taxa: none
Type specimens:
- Sinclairocystis praedicta: Its type locality is Oklahoma Highway 18 roadcut, 1.8 miles south of Sulphur, which is in a Blackriveran marine sandstone/shale in the Bromide Formation of Oklahoma
- Sinclairocystis angulatus:
- Sinclairocystis sulphurensis:
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (4: Oklahoma collections)
Total: 4 collections including 6 occurrences
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