Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Pirasocrinidae
Parent taxon: Pirasocrinidae according to R. K. Pabian and W. J. Rushlau 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aatocrinus, Affinocrinus, Dasciocrinus, Eirmocrinus, Exterocrinus, Hypermorphocrinus, Lasanocrinus, Metaperimestocrinus, Metutharocrinus, Perimestocrinus, Pirasocrinus, Stenopecrinus, Triceracrinus, Utharocrinus, Vertigocrinus
Subtaxa: Plaxocrinus crassidiscus Plaxocrinus piutae
Type: Plaxocrinus crassidiscus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Nevada collections)
• Carboniferous of Brazil (1), United States (4: Kansas, Nebraska, Texas)
Total: 8 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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