Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Platycrinitidae
Alternative combination: Platycrinites illinoisensis
Full reference: S. A. Miller and W.F.E. Gurley. 1896. New species of crinoids from Illinois and other states. Illinois State Museum Bulletin 9:1-66
Belongs to Platycrinus according to S. A. Miller and W.F.E. Gurley 1896
See also Bassler and Moodey 1943
Sister taxa: Platycrinites burlingtonensis, Platycrinites crokeri, Platycrinites ellesmerense, Platycrinites halos, Platycrinites irroratus, Platycrinites langbaensis, Platycrinites nikondaense, Platycrinites omanensis, Platycrinites testudo, Platycrinites vexabilis, Platycrinites wachsmuthi, Platycrinites wrighti, Platycrinus parvinodus, Platycrinus annosus, Platycrinus peculiaris
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: New Mexico collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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