†family Astrocrinidae Austin and Austin, Jr. 1843 (blastoid)
Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Astrocrinidae
Parent taxon: Fissiculata according to H. H. Beaver et al. 1967
Sister taxa: Angulatoblastus, Artuschisma, Brachyschismatidae, Codasteridae, Dolichoblastus, Kazachstanoblastus, Leptoschisma, Mastoblastus, Neoschismatidae, Orophocrinidae, Pachyblastus, Phaenoschismatidae, Tympanoblastus, Xenoblastus
Subtaxa: Astrocrinus Ceratoblastus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Indonesia (1 collection)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence