†family Cyclocharacidae Moore and Jeffords 1968 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Cyclocharacidae

Disarticulated columnals, according to Ubaghs, et al., 1978: T931

Full reference: R. C. Moore and R. M. Jeffords. 1968. Classification and nomenclature of fossil crinoids based on studies of dissociated parts of their columns. University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Echinodermata Article 9:1-86

Parent taxon: Crinoidea according to R. C. Moore and R. M. Jeffords 1968

Sister taxa: Acariaeocrinus, Aethocrinea, Angulata, Asperocrinidae, Aspidocrinus, Balearocrinus, Baryschyr, Bornium, Camerata, Carpenterocrinus, Communicrinus, Crisantum, Cyclocaudex, Cyclocrista, Cyclocyclicus, Cyclomischidae, Cycloscapus, Dazhucrinus, Dentiferocrinidae, Dicyclica, Dronovicrinus, Dulanocrinus, Dwortsowaecrinus, Echmatocrinida, Entrochus, Entrochus rotiformis, Exaesiodiscidae, Flexicrinus, Floricyclidae, Floripila, Flucticharacidae, Flucticharax, Gasterometra, Gemmacrinus, Glyphidocrinus, Hemistreptocrinoidea, Heterostelechus, Kojvicrinus, Kstutocrinidae, Lamprosterigma, Leptocarphiidae, Lichenocrinus, Malovicrinus, Mastocrinus, Mooreanteris, Moscovicrinus, Multifidocrinus, Ordinacrinus, Pandocrinus, Pentacrinoidea, Pentagonocyclicus, Pentagonopterix, Pentaridica, Picteticrinus, Pinegicrinus, Preptopremnum, Protocrinoida, Protocrinoidea, Salairocrinidae, Salairocrinus, Schyschcatocrinidae, Stenocrinidae, Stukaliniidae, Tantalocrinidae, Taranshicrinidae, Tatjanicrinus, Tetragonocyclicus, Tetralobocrinus, Torrocrinus, Waikaripites, Webericrinus, Zeravschanocrinus

Subtaxa: Cyclocharax

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Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Portugal (1 collection), Spain (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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