Paracrinoidea - Comarocystitida - Amygdalocystitidae
Full reference: T. J. Frest, H. L. Strimple, and B. J. Witzke. 1980. New Comarocystitida (Echinodermata: Paracrinoidea) from the Silurian of Iowa and Ordovician of Oklahoma. Journal of Paleontology 54(1):217-228
Belongs to Oklahomacystis according to T. J. Frest et al. 1980
Sister taxa: Oklahomacystis bibrachiatus, Oklahomacystis tribrachiatus, Oklahomacystis trigonis
Type specimen: SUI 45073, a calyx. 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.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of United States (2: Oklahoma collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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