Aglaocrinus

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Aglaocrinus is an extinct species of crinoids in the Cladia order. It has been proposed that it was a blind, stationary (attached) suspension feeder the hard parts of which were composed of magnesium calcite. It has been discovered in 3 locations in North America.

Species

There are currently 12 species in this genus, consisting of:

• Aglaocrinus cranei (Strimple, 1971); also known as Aaglaocrinus cranei
• Aglaocrinus expansus
• Aglaocrinus keytei (Strimple & Moore 1973); also known as Aaglaocrinus keytai
• Aglaocrinus konecnyorum (Webster 1981)
• Aglaocrinus magnus (Strimple 1949)
• Aglaocrinus nacoensis (Webster 1981)
• Aglaocrinus oklahomensis (Moore & Plummer 1938); also known as Ethelocrinus oklahomensis (Moore & Plummer, 1938)
• Aglaocrinus rectilatus (Lane & Webster, 1966)
• Aglaocrinus supplantus (Pabian & Strimple 1974); also known as Aaglaocrinus supplantus
• Aglaocrinus sutherlandi (Strimple 1980)
• Aglaocrinus tuberculatus (Meek & Worthen 1867)
• Aglaocrinus verrucosus(White & St John 1868); also known as Hydreionocrinus verrucosus (White & St John 1868)

References

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Further reading

• Late Desmoinesian crinoid faunule from Oklahoma. Bulletin of the Oklahoma Geological Survey, 93 1961: 1–189. [Zoological Record Volume 98]
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