†Orbitremites (blastoid)
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Blastoidea - Spiraculata - Orbitremitidae
Parent taxon: Orbitremitidae according to B. Bodenbender and D. Fisher 2001
See also Beaver et al. 1967 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Doryblastus, Ellipticoblastus, Globoblastus, Houiblastus, Monoschizoblastus
Subtaxa: Orbitremites granulatus Orbitremites norwoodi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (2: Kentucky)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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