Blastoidea - Fissiculata - Orophocrinidae
Full reference: D. B. Macurda Jr. 1965. The functional morphology and stratigraphic distribution of the Mississippian blastoid genus Orophocrinus. Journal of Paleontology 39(6):1045-1096
Belongs to Orophocrinus according to D. B. Macurda 1965
Sister taxa: Orophocrinus catactus, 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: found only at Feltrim Hill, Waulsortian buildup, cover shales (Carboniferous of Ireland)
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