†subfamily Staurocystinae Jaekel 1899
Parent taxon: Callocystitidae according to H. H. Beaver et al. 1967
Sister taxa: Adocetocystis, Anartiocystis, Apiocystinae, Apiocystites, Apiocystitinae, Brockocystis, Callocystites, Callocystitinae, Coelocystis, Hallicystis, Jaekelocystis, Lepadocystis, Lepocrinites, Lipsanocystis, Lovenicystis, Maennilocystis, Novacystis, Prunocystites, Pseudocrinites, Salirocystis, Sphaerocystites, Staurocystis, Strobilocystites, Tetracystis, Troosticystis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Staurocystinae in the database