†Protorophus Zamora and Smith 2010
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Full reference: S. Zamora and A. B. Smith. 2010. The oldest isorophid edrioasteroid (Echinodermata) and the evolution of attachment strategies in Cambrian edrioasteroids. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 55(3):487-494
Parent taxon: Isorophida according to S. Zamora and A. B. Smith 2010
Sister taxa: Agelacrinitidae, Chatsworthia, Cryptogoleus, Curvitriordo, Deltadiscus, Floridiscus, Giganticlavus, Hadrochthus, Hadrodiscus, Lebetodiscidae, Rectitriordo, Stalticodiscus
Subtaxa: Protorophus hispanicus
Type: Protorophus hispanicus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Purujosa Section 3. Level 10. Moncayo Natural Park (Cambrian of Spain)
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