Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Orophocrinidae
Parent taxon: Orophocrinidae according to H. H. Beaver et al. 1967
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Katoblastus, Pentablastus, Pentephyllum
Subtaxa: Orophocrinus catactus Orophocrinus celticus Orophocrinus conicus Orophocrinus gracilis Orophocrinus orbignyanus Orophocrinus pentangularis Orophocrinus praelongus Orophocrinus saltensis Orophocrinus stelliformis Orophocrinus versus Orophocrinus verus
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 12 occurrences
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