Crinoidea - Inadunata - Athenacrinidae

Full reference: T. E. Guensburg, J. Sprinkle, R. Mooi, B. Lefebvre, B. David, M. Roux, and K. Derstler. 2020. Athenacrinus n. gen. and other early echinoderm taxa inform crinoid origin and arm evolution. Journal of Paleontology 94(2):311-333

Parent taxon: Athenacrinidae according to T. E. Guensburg et al. 2020

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Athenacrinus broweri

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Type: Athenacrinus broweri

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at C-13 (Ordovician of Utah)

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