Pariocrinus Eckert 1984 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Myelodactylida - Iocrinidae

Full reference: J. D. Eckert. 1984. Early Llandovery crinoids and stelleroids from the Cataract Group (Lower Silurian) in southern Ontario, Canada. Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions 137:1-63

Parent taxon: Iocrinidae according to W. I. Ausich 2018

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Caleidocrinus, Grammocrinus, Iocrinus, Margoiocrinus, Muicrinus, Peltacrinus, Ristnacrinus, Schaldichocrinus, Tornatilicrinus, Westheadocrinus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (2: Ontario collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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