†Bistomiacystis globosa Sprinkle and Parsley 1982
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Paracrinoidea - Platycystitida - Bistomiacystitidae
Full reference: J. Sprinkle and R. L. Parsley. 1982. "Golf-ball" paracrinoid. Echinoderm faunas from the Bromide Formation (Middle Ordovician) of Oklahoma 11:224-230
Belongs to Bistomiacystis according to J. Sprinkle and R. L. Parsley 1982
Sister taxon: Bistomiacystis schrantzi
Type specimen: OU 8937, a calyx. Its type locality is Daube Ranch. Lower Echinoderm Zone, which is in a Blackriveran shallow subtidal shale/limestone in the Bromide Formation of Oklahoma.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Daube Ranch. Lower Echinoderm Zone
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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