†Metaperimestocrinus Strimple 1961 (Sea lily)
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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
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Taoshuyuan (Carboniferous of China)
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