Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Full reference: W. I. Ausich and T. W. Kammer. 2009. Generic concepts in the Platycrinitidae Austin and Austin, 1842 (class Crinoidea). Journal of Paleontology 83(5):694-717
Parent taxon: Platycrinitidae according to W. I. Ausich and T. W. Kammer 2009
Sister taxa: Brahmacrinus, Camptocrinus, Chinacrinus, Collicrinus, Eucladocrinus, Neoplatycrinus, Oenochoacrinus, Platycion, Platyclonus, Platycrinites, Platyparallelus, Platyplateium, Platystela, Plemnocrinus, Pleurocrinus
Subtaxa: Elegantocrinus annosus Elegantocrinus hemisphaericus
Type: Elegantocrinus hemisphaericus
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (8: New Mexico collections)
Total: 8 collections including 16 occurrences
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