Metacromyocrinus Strimple 1961 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Cromyocrinidae

Parent taxon: Cromyocrinidae according to R. C. Moore and H. L. Strimple 1973

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Aglaocrinus, Cromyocrinus, Dicromyocrinus, Ethelocrinus, Goleocrinus, Hemiindocrinus, Mantikosocrinus, Minilyacrinus, Moapacrinus, Moapocrinus, Mooreocrinus, Paracromyocrinus, Parethelocrinus, Parulocrinus, Synarmocrinus, Ulocrinus

Subtaxa: Metacromyocrinus gillumi Metacromyocrinus papulosus

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (8: Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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