Scytalocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer 1880 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae

Parent taxon: Scytalocrinidae according to N. G. Lane et al. 2001

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Ubaghs et al. 1978

Sister taxa: Anemetocrinus, Atrapocrinus, Bollandocrinus, Corematocrinus, Haeretocrinus, Histocrinus, Hydriocrinus, Hypselocrinus, Julieticrinus, Linobrachiocrinus, Lorocrinus, Morrowcrinus, Omanicrinus, Ophiurocrinus, Pegocrinus, Phacelocrinus, Prininocrinus, Roemerocrinus

Subtaxa: Scytalocrinus barumensis Scytalocrinus crassibrachiatus Scytalocrinus sansabensis

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1 collection), United States (25: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Oklahoma)

Total: 26 collections including 27 occurrences

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