Metaperimestocrinus Strimple 1961 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

Parent taxon: Pirasocrinidae according to G. D. Webster et al. 2009

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Metaperimestocrinus aoertuensis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Taoshuyuan (Carboniferous of China)

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