Cactocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

Parent taxon: Cactocrininae according to G. Ubaghs et al. 1978

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cusacrinus, Dialutocrinus, Nunnacrinus, Teleiocrinus

Subtaxa: Cactocrinus multibrachialis Cactocrinus proboscidialis

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Type: Actinocrinus proboscidialis

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (7: Montana, New Mexico, Utah)

Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences

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