†family Lyracystidae Sprinkle and Collins 2006
Eocrinoidea - Gogiida - Lyracystidae
Full reference: J. Sprinkle and D. Collins. 2006. New eocrinoids from the Burgess Shale, southern British Columbia, Canada, and the Spence Shale, northern Utah, USA. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 43:303-322
Parent taxon: Gogiida according to J. Sprinkle and D. Collins 2006
Sister taxa: Eocrinidae, Wudingeocrinus
Subtaxa: Lyracystis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (4: British Columbia collections), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence