Parent taxon: Mitrata according to B. Lefebvre 2001
See also Beaver et al. 1967, Parsley 1991 and Ruta and Jell 1999
Sister taxa: Anatiferopsis, Bokkeveldia, Chaivella, Dalejocystis, Diamphidiocystis, Lagynocystida, Lobocarpus, Mitrocystitida, Mongolocarpos, Notocarpos, Occultocystis, Peltocystida, Spermacystis, Tasmanicytidium, Willmanocystis, Yachalicystis
Subtaxa: Allanicytidiidae Anomalocystitidae Australocystidae Placocystitidae
Ecology: passively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Brazil (1), Germany (2), New Zealand (1), South Africa (5), United States (3: New York, Oklahoma)
• Silurian to Devonian of United States (1: Oklahoma)
• Silurian of Australia (2), the United Kingdom (1)
• Dobrotivian of the Czech Republic (1)
• Ordovician of Australia (1), the Czech Republic (1), Morocco (1), United States (6: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, New York)
Total: 27 collections including 31 occurrences