Pycnocrinus Miller 1883 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Glyptocrinidae

Parent taxon: Glyptocrinidae according to J. C. Brower et al. 2024

See also Ausich 1998 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abludoglyptocrinus, Celtocrinus, Glyptocrinus, Periglyptocrinus, Schizocrinus, Typanocrinus, Zirocrinus

Subtaxa: Pycnocrinus dyeri Pycnocrinus mohonkensis

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Type: Glyptocrinus dyeri

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (17: Illinois, Iowa, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Wisconsin collections)

Total: 17 collections including 21 occurrences

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