†superfamily Hypocrinacea Wanner 1916 (Sea lily)
Parent taxon: Cyathocrinina according to Yu. A. Arendt 1981
See also Arendt 1970 and Arendt 1996
Sister taxa: Codiacrinacea, Codiacrinoidea, Cyathocrinitoidea, Gasterocomacea, Gasterocomoidea, Parastephanocrinus
Subtaxa: Acariaiocrinidae Hypocrinidae Lageniocrinidae Pilidiocrinidae Sycocrinitidae
Type: Hypocrinus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Indonesia (13 collections), Oman (1), the Russian Federation (8)
• Carboniferous of the Russian Federation (1), United States (4: Indiana, Missouri)
• Devonian of United States (1: New York)
• Silurian of United States (5: Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma)
Total: 33 collections including 72 occurrences