Pygecystis quadrata Bather 1913

Rhombifera - Pleurocystitidae

Alternative combinations: Pleurocystis quadrata, Pleurocystites quadrata

Belongs to Pygecystis according to C. R. C. Paul 1984

See also Bassler and Moodey 1943 and Bather 1913

Sister taxon: Pygecystis procera

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Locality 5. “Starfish Bed,” small cliff above S. bank of Lady Burn River, 100 meters south of South Treave Farmhouse, Thraive Glen, Girvan (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

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