Hexacrinites Austin and Austin 1843 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Hexacrinitidae

Parent taxon: Hexacrinitidae according to G. M. Philip 1961

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Hexacrinites pinnulata

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Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (1: Illinois collection)

• Devonian of Australia (5), China (2), the Czech Republic (6), France (1), Germany (4), Mongolia (2), New Zealand (1), the Russian Federation (1), Tajikistan (7), Vietnam (4)

• Silurian of United States (4: Oklahoma, Tennessee)

Total: 38 collections including 49 occurrences

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