†Cupulocorona Donovan and Paul 1985 (blastoid)
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Blastoidea - Coronata - Stephanocrinidae
Full reference: S. K. Donovan and C.R.C. Paul. 1985. Coronate echinoderms from the lower Palaeozoic of Britain. Palaeontology 28:527-543
Parent taxon: Stephanocrinidae according to P. D. McDermott and C. R. Paul 2015
See also Donovan and Paul 1985 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Mespilocystites, Stephanoblastus, Stephanocrinus
Subtaxa: Cupulocorona gemmiformis Cupulocorona rugosa
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of United States (15: Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Tennessee collections)
• Ordovician of the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 20 collections including 28 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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