Persiadiskos Guensburg and Rozhnov 2014

Edrioasteroidea - Isorophida - Agelacrinitidae

Full reference: T. E. Guensburg and S. V. Rozhnov. 2014. A unique edrioasteroid from the upper Middle Cambrian of Iran, its phylogenetic implications and paleoecology. Paleontological Journal 48(4):401-406

Parent taxon: Agelacrinitidae according to T. E. Guensburg and S. V. Rozhnov 2014

Sister taxa: Agelacrinites, Agelacrinitinae, Bellastrella, Cooperidiscus, Dinocystis, Discocystinae, Hystrichopsydrax, Krama, Lepidodiscus, Neoisorophusella, Postibulla, Postibullinae, Savagella, Thresherodiscus, Ulrichidiscus

Subtaxa: Persiadiskos zhuravlevi

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Type: Persiadiskos zhuravlevi

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Shahmirzad Member 2, Elburz Mountains (Cambrian of Iran)

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