Crotalocrinites Austin 1842 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Crotalocrinitidae

Parent taxon: Crotalocrinitidae according to W. I. Ausich and P. Copper 2010

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Achradocrinus, Arachnocrinus, Elgaecrinus, Enallocrinus, Parapernerocrinus, Pernerocrinus, Salinocrinus, Syndetocrinus

Subtaxa: Crotalocrinites borealis Crotalocrinites rugosus

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Type: Cyathocrinites rugosus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (2 collections), Kazakhstan (1), Mongolia (1)

• Silurian of Estonia (1), Norway (2), the Russian Federation (5), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (15: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin)

Total: 29 collections including 30 occurrences

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