†family Orophocrinidae Jaekel 1918 (blastoid)

Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Orophocrinidae

Parent taxon: Fissiculata according to H. H. Beaver et al. 1967

Sister taxa: Angulatoblastus, Artuschisma, Astrocrinidae, Brachyschismatidae, Codasteridae, Dolichoblastus, Kazachstanoblastus, Leptoschisma, Mastoblastus, Neoschismatidae, Pachyblastus, Phaenoschismatidae, Tympanoblastus, Xenoblastus

Subtaxa: Katoblastus Orophocrinus Pentablastus Pentephyllum

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Type: Orophocrinus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Belgium (1 collection), Ireland (2), United States (5: Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico)

• Devonian of China (2)

Total: 10 collections including 14 occurrences

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