Metutharocrinus Moore and Strimple 1973 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae

Parent taxon: Pirasocrinidae according to R. C. Moore and H. L. Strimple 1973

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Metutharocrinus cockei Metutharocrinus spinifer Metutharocrinus undulatus

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Type: Metutharocrinus cockei

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (7: Arkansas, Oklahoma collections)

Total: 7 collections including 9 occurrences

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