†family Maorimetridae Eagle 2009 (Feather star)
Crinoidea - Comatulida - Maorimetridae
Full reference: M. K. Eagle. 2009. New Comatulid Crinoids From the Meyers Pass Limestone Member (Waitakian (Chattian)) of the Pentland Hills and Hurstlea, South Canterbury, New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Museum 45:101-129
Parent taxon: Tropiometracea according to M. K. Eagle 2009
Sister taxa: Asterometridae, Calometridae, Charitometridae, Conometridae, Pseudoconometridae, Pterocomidae, Ptilometridae, Thalassometridae, Tropiometridae
Subtaxa: Maorimetra
Type: Maorimetra
Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Waitakian of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence