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Balanocrinus Agassiz 1847 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 32600

Alternative spelling: Pentacrinus (Balanocrinus)

Parent taxon: Balanocrininae according to H. Hess and A. S. Gale 2010

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Balanocrinus africanus, Balanocrinus cubensis, Balanocrinus moniliferus, Balanocrinus pentagonalis, Balanocrinus quiaiosensis, Balanocrinus smithi, Balanocrinus subsulcatus, Balanocrinus subteres

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Type: Pentacrinites subteres

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder