Westheadocrinus Donovan 1989 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Myelodactylida - Iocrinidae

Parent taxon: Iocrinidae according to W. I. Ausich 2018

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Caleidocrinus, Grammocrinus, Iocrinus, Margoiocrinus, Muicrinus, Pariocrinus, Peltacrinus, Ristnacrinus, Schaldichocrinus, Tornatilicrinus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Locality 5. “Starfish Bed,” small cliff above S. bank of Lady Burn River, 100 meters south of South Treave Farmhouse, Thraive Glen, Girvan (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

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