†family Echmatocrinidae Sprinkle 1973
Anthozoa - Octocorallia - Echmatocrinidae
Full reference: J. Sprinkle. 1973. Morphology and evolution of blastozoan echinoderms. Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology, Special Publication 1-283
Parent taxon: Octocorallia according to W. I. Ausich and L.E. Babcock 1998
Sister taxa: Alcyonacea, Coenothecalia, Ellisella, Gorgonacea, Helioporacea, Pennatulacea, Plexauridae, Trachypsammia, Waiparaconidae
Subtaxa: Echmatocrinus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-carnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Canada (3: British Columbia collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence