†Stephanocrinus Conrad 1842 (blastoid)
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Blastoidea - Coronata - Stephanocrinidae
Parent taxon: Stephanocrinidae according to C. E. Brett et al. 1983
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Ubaghs et al. 1978
Sister taxa: Cupulocorona, Mespilocystites, Stephanoblastus
Subtaxa: Stephanocrinus angulatus Stephanocrinus ramsbottomi
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (19: Indiana, Iowa, New York, Wisconsin collections)
• Ordovician to Silurian of the United Kingdom (1)
• Ordovician of Sweden (2), the United Kingdom (3)
Total: 25 collections including 30 occurrences
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