Eirmocrinus Strimple and Watkins 1969 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Eirmocrinus brewi

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kohl Ranch (Carboniferous of Arizona)

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