†family Elpidocrinidae Frest and Strimple 1981 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Elpidocrinidae

Parent taxon: Diplobathrida according to S R. Cole 2018

Sister taxa: Aishacrinidae, Ampurocrinus, Dimerocrinitacea, Eudiplobathrida, Eudiplobathrina, Pterinocrinidae, Reteocrinicae, Rhachkicrinus, Rhodocrinitoidea, Zygodiplobathrina

Subtaxa: Cyphocrinus Elpidocrinus Pelidocrinus Pidelocrinus

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Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of United States (8: Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma collections)

Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences

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