Parulocrinus Moore and Plummer 1940 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Cromyocrinidae

Parent taxon: Cromyocrinidae according to G. D. Webster 2006

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aglaocrinus, Dicromyocrinus, Ethelocrinus, Goleocrinus, Hemiindocrinus, Mantikosocrinus, Metacromyocrinus, Minilyacrinus, Moapacrinus, Moapocrinus, Mooreocrinus, Paracromyocrinus, Parethelocrinus, Synarmocrinus, Ulocrinus

Subtaxa: Parulocrinus americanus Parulocrinus blairi Parulocrinus pontiacensis Parulocrinus vetulus

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Type: Ulocrinus blairi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of United States (1: Texas collection)

• Carboniferous of Peru (1), United States (3: Illinois, Nebraska)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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