†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
Type: Pentacrinites subteres
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder