†Megistocrinus Owen and Shumard 1852 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae
Parent taxon: Periechocrininae according to W. Goldring 1936
See also Laudon 1936 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Megistocrinus depressus Megistocrinus pernodosus
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (2: Montana)
• Devonian of New Zealand (1), United States (12: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, Ohio)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
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