Macrocrinus Jaekel 1895 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Parent taxon: Batocrinidae according to W.I. Ausich et al. 2018

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Ubaghs et al. 1978

Sister taxa: Abatocrinus, Alloprosallocrinus, Azygocrinus, Bactocrininae, Batocrinus, Dizygocrinus, Eretmocrinus, Eutrochocrinus, Glannearycrinus, Gongylocrinus, Magnuscrinus, Periechocrininae, Simatocrinus, Uperocrinus

Subtaxa: Macrocrinus casualis Macrocrinus konincki Macrocrinus mundulus Macrocrinus strotobasilaris

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Type: Actinocrinus konincki

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (40: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee collections)

Total: 40 collections including 41 occurrences

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