Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Carpocrinidae
Parent taxon: Monobathrida according to W. I. Ausich and M. E. Cournoyer 2019
See also Ausich and Copper 2010 and Ubaghs et al. 1978
Sister taxa: Acrocrinitidae, Adelphicrinus, Amarsupiocrinus, Amblacrinus, Bolicrinus, Cerasmocrinus, Closterocrinus, Compsocrinina, Delgadocrinidae, Dolatocrinicae, Eknomocrinidae, Eocamptocrinus, Eucalyptocrinitidae, Exsulacrinus, Glaphyocrinus, Glyptocrinina, Habrotecrinidae, Harrelicrinus, Hexacriniticae, Hyrtanecrinus, Ilmocrinus, Ivanovaecrinus, Lobomelocrinus, Marhoumacrinus, Marsupiocrinidae, Nanicrinus, Neocamtocrinus, Pandanocrinus, Paracrocrinus, Paramegaliocrinus, Paratalarocrinus, Patelliocrinidae, Phrygilocrinus, Praedicticrinus, Prokopicrinus, Shimantocrinus, Struszocrinus, Tanaocrinina, Xenocrinidae
Subtaxa: Barrandeocrinus Bohemicocrinus Carpocrinus Cylicocrinus Desmidocrinus Fibrocrinus Methabocrinus
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), the Czech Republic (1), France (1), the Russian Federation (1), Tajikistan (1)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (1), United States (9: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa)
Total: 17 collections including 22 occurrences