Blastoidocrinus Billings 1859

Parablastoidea - Blastocystidae

Parent taxon: Blastocystidae according to J. Sprinkle and C. D. Sumrall 2008

See also Cope and Donovan 2005, Hudson 1907 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Blastocystis, Eurekablastus, Parabolablastus

Subtaxa: Blastoidocrinus antecedens Blastoidocrinus carchariaedens Blastoidocrinus nevadensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Chazyan of Canada (9: Quebec collections), United States (3: New York)

• Whiterockian of United States (6: California, Nevada, Utah)

• Ordovician of Canada (4: Quebec), the United Kingdom (1), United States (11: Idaho, Nevada, New York, Utah)

Total: 34 collections each including a single occurrence

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