Aatocrinus Moore and Plummer 1940 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

Parent taxon: Pirasocrinidae according to G. D. Webster and D. W. Webster 2012

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Ubaghs et al. 1978

Sister taxa: Affinocrinus, Dasciocrinus, Eirmocrinus, Exterocrinus, Hypermorphocrinus, Lasanocrinus, Metaperimestocrinus, Metutharocrinus, Perimestocrinus, Plaxocrinus, Stenopecrinus, Triceracrinus, Utharocrinus, Vertigocrinus

Subtaxa: Aatocrinus permicus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Battleship Wash patch reef sample 2 (Permian of Nevada)

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