Saccosompsis (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Cladida

Parent taxon: Cladida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aaglacrinus, Aethocrinidae, Aithriocrinus, Ampelocrinida, Apektocrinidae, Bicidiocrinus, Briseocrinus, Cathetocrinus, Cromyocrinacea, Cyathocrinacea, Dendrocrinina, Dimerocrinites anticostiensis, Eucladida, Flexibilia, Harmostocrinus, Idaeumocrinus, Kanabinocrinus, Kansacrinus, Kooptoonocrinus, Lanecrinus, Lekocrinus, Mathericrinus, Menniscocrinus, Nacocrinus, Nuxocrinus, Parascytalocrinus, Perittocrinus, Porocrinoidea, Poteriocrinitina, Pskovicrinus, Pulaskicrinus, Pyrenocrinus, Rimosidocrinus, Sardinocrinus, Scammatocrinus, Treocrinus, Wetherbyocrinus, Worthenocrinus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Indiana collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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