Crinoidea - Ampelocrinida - Tribrachyocrinidae
Alternative spelling: Megantocrinus
Full reference: R. J. Willink. 1979. The crinoid genera Tribrachyocrinus McCoy, Calceolispongia Etheridge, Jimbacrinus Teichert and Meganotocrinus n. gen. in the Permian of eastern Australia. Palaeontographica Abt. A 165(3-6):137-194
Parent taxon: Tribrachyocrinidae according to G. D. Webster and P. A. Jell 1999
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Nowracrinus, Tribrachyocrinus
Subtaxa: Meganotocrinus konincki Meganotocrinus princeps Meganotocrinus tuberculatus Pentadia corona
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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