Parent taxon: Cladida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aaglacrinus, Aithriocrinus, Ampelocrinida, Apektocrinidae, Bicidiocrinus, Briseocrinus, Cathetocrinus, Contignatindocrinus, Cromyocrinacea, Cyathocrinacea, Dendrocrinina, Dimerocrinites anticostiensis, Eopilidiocrinus, Eucladida, Flexibilia, Goniocrinus, Idaeumocrinus, Kanabinocrinus, Kansacrinus, Kooptoonocrinus, Lanecrinus, Lekocrinus, Lophocrinacea, Manicrinus, Mathericrinus, Menniscocrinus, Miatschkovocrinus, Nacocrinus, Nuxocrinus, Parascytalocrinus, Porocrinoidea, Poteriocrinitina, Premanicrinus, Pskovicrinus, Pulaskicrinus, Pumilindocrinus, Pyrenocrinus, Rimosidocrinus, Saccosompsis, Sardinocrinus, Scammatocrinus, Texacrinacea, Treocrinus, Wetherbyocrinus, Worthenocrinus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Highway 146 (Carboniferous of Illinois)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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