†order Orbitremitida Macurda Jr. and Sprinkle 2026 (blastoid)
Full reference: D. B. Macurda Jr. and J. Sprinkle. 2026. An Early Mississippian blastoid fauna from the Canadian Rockies. Journal of Paleontology 100:1-24
Parent taxon: Tubuloblastida according to D. B. Macurda and J. Sprinkle 2026
Sister taxon: Granatocrinida
Subtaxa: Orbitremitidae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Canada (2: Alberta, British Columbia collections), Ireland (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (4: Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri)
• Devonian of China (2), Mongolia (1)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences