Coronocystis Paul 1972

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Parent taxon: Cheirocrinidae according to C. R. C. Paul and S. V. Rozhnov 2016

See also Paul 1972 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthalepis, Cheirocrinus, Cheirocystella, Cheirocystis, Hadrocystis, Homocystites, Leptocystis, Sprinkleocystis

Subtaxa: Coronocystis angulatus Coronocystis durandensis

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Type: Cheirocrinus angulatus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (13: Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Tennessee, Virginia, illinois collections)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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