Eretmocrinus Lyon and Casseday 1859 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Batocrinidae

Parent taxon: Batocrinidae according to W.I. Ausich et al. 2018

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Webster and Lane 1987

Sister taxa: Abatocrinus, Alloprosallocrinus, Azygocrinus, Bactocrininae, Batocrinus, Dizygocrinus, Eutrochocrinus, Glannearycrinus, Gongylocrinus, Macrocrinus, Magnuscrinus, Periechocrininae, Simatocrinus, Uperocrinus

Subtaxa: Eretmocrinus aridus Eretmocrinus magnificus Eretmocrinus ramulosus Eretmocrinus spinosus

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Type: Eretmocrinus magnificus

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (63: Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee)

Total: 64 collections including 76 occurrences

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