Helicoplacus Durham and Caster 1963

Helicoplacoidea - Helicoplacidae

Synonym: Westgardella Durham 1993

Full reference: J. W. Durham and K. E. Caster. 1963. Helicoplacoidea: a new class of echinoderms. Science 140(3568):820-822

Parent taxon: Helicoplacidae according to B. C. Wilbur 2006

See also Durham 1967, Durham 1993, Durham and Caster 1963 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Polyplacus, Waucobella

Subtaxa: Helicoplacus gilberti

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Type: Helicoplacus gilberti

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cambrian of United States (2: California collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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