†Helicoplacus Durham and Caster 1963
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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
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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