Dasciocrinus Kirk 1939 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aatocrinus, Affinocrinus, Eirmocrinus, Exterocrinus, Hypermorphocrinus, Lasanocrinus, Metaperimestocrinus, Metutharocrinus, Perimestocrinus, Pirasocrinus, Plaxocrinus, Stenopecrinus, Triceracrinus, Utharocrinus, Vertigocrinus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Illinois, Kentucky collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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