Trilobita - Phacopida - Encrinuridae
Alternative spelling: Encrinurus (Cromus)
Parent taxon: Encrinurinae according to W. R. Evitt and R. P. Tripp 1977
See also Churkin 1961, Jell and Adrain 2002 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Billevittia, Brianurus, Coronocephalus, Encrinuraspis, Encrinuroides, Encrinurus, Erratencrinurus, Fragiscutum, Frammia, Frencrinuroides, Johntempleia, Kailia, Physemataspis, Senticucullus, Walencrinuroides
Subtaxa: Cromus optimus Encrinurus (Cromus) beaumonti
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (7: Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory), the Czech Republic (11), Greenland (1), Morocco (1), United States (2: California), Uzbekistan (2)
• Ordovician of Australia (3)
Total: 28 collections including 30 occurrences
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