Blastoidea - Coronata - Stephanocrinidae
Full reference: J. C. Gutiérrez-Marco, J. Chauvel, and B. Meléndez. 1996. Nuevos equinodermos (cistideos y blastozoos) del Ordovícico de la Cordi llera Ibérica (NE España). Revista Española de Paleontología 11(1):100-119
Belongs to Mespilocystites according to J. C. Gutiérrez-Marco et al. 1996
Sister taxon: Mespilocystites tregarvanicus
Type specimen: CP-I1 530. Its type locality is FBlIIB. Peña del Tormo, which is in a Berounian offshore slate/sandstone in the Fombuena Formation of Spain.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Dobrotivian of Spain (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Spain (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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