Parent taxon: Cladida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aaglacrinus, Aithriocrinus, Ampelocrinida, Apektocrinidae, Bicidiocrinus, Briseocrinus, Cathetocrinus, Contignatindocrinus, Cromyocrinacea, Cyathocrinacea, Dendrocrinina, Dimerocrinites anticostiensis, Eopilidiocrinus, Eucladida, Flexibilia, Goniocrinus, Harmostocrinus, Idaeumocrinus, Kanabinocrinus, Kansacrinus, Kooptoonocrinus, Lanecrinus, Lekocrinus, Lophocrinacea, Mathericrinus, Menniscocrinus, Miatschkovocrinus, Nacocrinus, Nuxocrinus, Parascytalocrinus, Porocrinoidea, Poteriocrinitina, Premanicrinus, Pskovicrinus, Pulaskicrinus, Pumilindocrinus, Pyrenocrinus, Rimosidocrinus, Saccosompsis, Sardinocrinus, Scammatocrinus, Texacrinacea, Treocrinus, Wetherbyocrinus, Worthenocrinus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (4: Indiana, Iowa collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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