†Echinocystites (sea urchin)
Echinoidea - Perischoechinoidea - Echinocystitidae
Parent taxon: Echinocystitidae according to P. M. Kier 1966
Sister taxa: Perischocidaris, Pronechinus, Proterocidaris, Rhenechinus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal detritivore