Periechocrinus Morris 1843 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Periechocrinidae

Parent taxon: Periechocrinidae according to W. I. Ausich et al. 2012

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acacocrinus, Aryballocrinus, Athabascacrinus, Beyrichocrinus, Clitheroecrinus, Corocrinus, Ibanocrinus, Lenneocrinus, Mandelacrinus, Mcoycrinus, Pithocrinus, Pradocrinus, Pyxidocrinus, Saaremaacrinus, Stamnocrinus, Stiptocrinus, Thamnocrinus, Tirocrinus

Subtaxa: Periechocrinus indicator Periechocrinus latus

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Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Australia (2 collections)

• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario), the Czech Republic (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (24: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, West Virginia, Wisconsin)

Total: 30 collections including 40 occurrences

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