Hystrichopsydrax Guensburg 1988

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida - Agelacrinitidae

Full reference: T. E. Guensburg. 1988. Functional Morphology, and Life Modes of Late Ordovician Edrioasteroids, Orchard Creek Shale, Southern Illinois. Journal of Paleontology 62(1):110-126

Parent taxon: Agelacrinitidae according to T. E. Guensburg 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Agelacrinites, Agelacrinitinae, Bellastrella, Cooperidiscus, Dinocystis, Discocystinae, Krama, Lepidodiscus, Neoisorophusella, Postibulla, Postibullinae, Savagella, Thresherodiscus, Ulrichidiscus

Subtaxa: Hystrichopsydrax sandersi

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Type: Hystrichopsydrax sandersi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (2: Illinois collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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