Platycrinites halos Webster and Jell 1999 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae

Full reference: G. D. Webster and P. A. Jell. 1999. New Permian crinoids from Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 43(1):279-340

Belongs to Platycrinites according to G. D. Webster and P. A. Jell 1999

Sister taxa: Platycrinites crokeri, Platycrinites ellesmerense, Platycrinites langbaensis, Platycrinites nikondaense, Platycrinites omanensis, Platycrinites testudo, Platycrinites vexabilis, Platycrinites wachsmuthi, Platycrinites wrighti

Type specimen: QM F39008. Its type locality is QML518, Lucky Valley Creek, Elbow Valley, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Condamine Formation of Australia.

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at QML518, Lucky Valley Creek, Elbow Valley

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