Plemnocrinus Kirk 1946 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae

Parent taxon: Platycrinitidae according to G. Ubaghs et al. 1978

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brahmacrinus, Camptocrinus, Chinacrinus, Collicrinus, Elegantocrinus, Eucladocrinus, Neoplatycrinus, Oenochoacrinus, Platycion, Platyclonus, Platycrinites, Platyparallelus, Platyplateium, Platystela, Pleurocrinus

Subtaxa: Plemnocrinus beebei Plemnocrinus bullatus Plemnocrinus homalus Plemnocrinus subspinosus

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Type: Plemnocrinus beebei

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (12: New Mexico collections)

Total: 12 collections including 23 occurrences

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