Palmerocrinus Knapp 1969 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Catacrinidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Arrectocrinus, Delocrinus, Endelocrinus, Graffhamicrinus, Paraplasocrinus, Pyndaxocrinus, Subarrectocrinus

Subtaxa: Palmerocrinus kesslerensis Palmerocrinus profundus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (4: Arkansas, Oklahoma, Utah collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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