†family Anthemocrinidae Jaekel (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Anthemocrinidae

Parent taxon: Rhodocrinitacea according to W. I. Ausich 1998

Sister taxa: Anthracocrinidae, Callistocrinidae, Cleiocrinidae, Rhodocrinitidae, Paulocrinus, Emperocrinidae, Opsiocrinidae, Siderocrinus

Subtaxa: Anthemocrinus Turbocrinus Wilsonicrinus

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Type: Anthemocrinus

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (2: Indiana, Ohio collections)

• Ordovician of United States (1: Tennessee)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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