Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Cromyocrinidae
Parent taxon: Cromyocrinidae according to R. K. Pabian and W. J. Rushlau 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aglaocrinus, Dicromyocrinus, Ethelocrinus, Goleocrinus, Hemiindocrinus, Mantikosocrinus, Metacromyocrinus, Minilyacrinus, Moapacrinus, Moapocrinus, Mooreocrinus, Paracromyocrinus, Parulocrinus, Synarmocrinus, Ulocrinus
Subtaxa: Parethelocrinus ellipticus Parethelocrinus rectilatus Parethelocrinus variabilis
Type: Parethelocrinus ellipticus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Nevada collections)
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Nebraska)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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