Aglaocrinus is an extinct species of crinoids in the Cladia order.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} It has been proposed that it was a blind, stationary (attached) suspension feeder the hard parts of which were composed of magnesium calcite.^[10][11] It has been discovered in 3 locations in North America.^[12]

Species

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

• Aglaocrinus cranei (Strimple, 1971);^{[13][14][15][16]} also known as Aaglaocrinus cranei^{[17][18][19][20]}
• Aglaocrinus expansus^[21]
• Aglaocrinus keytei (Strimple & Moore 1973);^[22][23] also known as Aaglaocrinus keytai^{[24][25][26][27][28]}
• Aglaocrinus konecnyorum (Webster 1981)^[29][30]
• Aglaocrinus magnus (Strimple 1949)^{[31][32][33][34]}
• Aglaocrinus nacoensis (Webster 1981)^[35][36]
• Aglaocrinus oklahomensis (Moore & Plummer 1938);^[37][38][39] also known as Ethelocrinus oklahomensis (Moore & Plummer, 1938)^[40]
• Aglaocrinus rectilatus (Lane & Webster, 1966)^{[41][42][43][44][45][46]}
• Aglaocrinus supplantus (Pabian & Strimple 1974);^[47][48][49] also known as Aaglaocrinus supplantus^{[50][51][52][53]}
• Aglaocrinus sutherlandi (Strimple 1980)^[54][55]
• Aglaocrinus tuberculatus (Meek & Worthen 1867)^[56][57][58]
• Aglaocrinus verrucosus(White & St John 1868);^[59][60] also known as Hydreionocrinus verrucosus (White & St John 1868)^[61][62]

References

Further reading

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