†Batocrinus Casseday 1854 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae
Parent taxon: Batocrinidae according to G. Ubaghs et al. 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abatocrinus, Alloprosallocrinus, Azygocrinus, Bactocrininae, Dizygocrinus, Eretmocrinus, Eutrochocrinus, Glannearycrinus, Gongylocrinus, Macrocrinus, Magnuscrinus, Periechocrininae, Simatocrinus, Uperocrinus
Subtaxa: Batocrinus casula Batocrinus honorabilis
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (10: Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky collections)
Total: 10 collections including 11 occurrences
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