Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae
Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1866. Descriptions of invertebrates from the Carboniferous System, Illinois. Geological Survey of Illinois 2:145-411
Parent taxon: Actinocrinitinae according to G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane 1987
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aacocrinus, Abactinocrinites, Actinocrinites, Ancalocrinus, Blairocrinus, Diatorocrinus, Iotacrinus, Sampsonocrinus
Subtaxa: Steganocrinus altus Steganocrinus burlingtonensis Steganocrinus longus Steganocrinus multistriatus Steganocrinus pentagonus Steganocrinus planus Steganocrinus robustus Steganocrinus validus
Type: Actinocrinus pentagonus
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (14: New Mexico collections)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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