†Pleurocrinus Austin and Austin 1843 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Parent taxon: Platycrinitidae according to G. D. Webster and D. W. Webster 2012
See also Sepkoski 2002, Webster 1987 and Webster and Lane 1987
Sister taxa: Brahmacrinus, Camptocrinus, Chinacrinus, Eucladocrinus, Neoplatycrinus, Oenochoacrinus, Platycrinites, Plemnocrinus
Subtaxa: Pleurocrinus depressus Pleurocrinus formosus Pleurocrinus globosus Pleurocrinus goldfussi Pleurocrinus spectabilis
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (4 collections), Indonesia (3)
• Carboniferous of Ireland (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 9 collections including 21 occurrences
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