†family Paramelocrinidae Ubaghs 1958 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Paramelocrinidae

Parent taxon: Melocrinitacea according to G. Ubaghs et al. 1978

See also Ausich and Copper 2010

Sister taxa: Cytocrinus, Melocrinitidae, Scyphocrinitidae

Subtaxa: Alopocrinus Paramelocrinus

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Type: Paramelocrinus

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (1: Oklahoma)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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