Carpocrinus Muller 1840 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Carpocrinidae

Parent taxon: Carpocrinidae according to R. J. Prokop 2011

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Barrandeocrinus, Bohemicocrinus, Cylicocrinus, Desmidocrinus, Fibrocrinus, Methabocrinus

Subtaxa: Carpocrinus chlupaci

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Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of the Czech Republic (1 collection), France (1)

• Silurian of United States (9: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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