†family Aesiocrinidae Webster and Lane 2007 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Aesiocrinidae

Full reference: G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane. 2007. New Permian crinoids from the Battleship Wash patch reef in southern Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 81(5):951-965

Parent taxon: Dendrocrinida according to G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane 2007

See also Webster 2014

Sister taxa: Agassizocrinoidea, Apographiocrinoidea, Bridgerocrinidae, Cromyocrinoidea, Dendrocrinacea, Glossocrinacea, Graphiocrinoidea, Kraterocrinidae, Mastigocrinacea, Mastigocrinoidea, Merocrinacea, Mollocrinoidea, Pentaxocrinus, Pirasocrinacea, Pirasocrinoidea, Plicodendrocrinacea, Timorocidaroidea

Subtaxa: Adacrinus Elassocrinus Lecobasicrinus Moundocrinus Paracymbiocrinus Polusocrinus

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Type: Aesiocrinus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (4: Nevada collections)

• Carboniferous of United States (4: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma)

Total: 8 collections including 16 occurrences

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