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 bedfordensis, Platycrinites burkei, Platycrinites burlingtonensis, Platycrinites contritus, Platycrinites crokeri, Platycrinites graphicus, Platycrinites illinoisensis, Platycrinites irroratus, Platycrinites laevis, Platycrinites langbaensis, Platycrinites lodensis, Platycrinites nikondaense, Platycrinites parvinodus, Platycrinites peculiaris, Platycrinites testudo, Platycrinites vexabilis, Platycrinites wachsmuthi, Platycrinites wrighti, Platycrinus annosus

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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