†Rhizocrinus cylindricus Weller 1907 (Feather star)
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Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae
Belongs to Rhizocrinus according to W. B. Clark and M. W. Twitchell 1915
See also Hess and Messing 2011, Klikushin 1982 and Rasmussen 1961
Sister taxa: Conocrinus cherbonnieri, Conocrinus elongatus, Conocrinus tauricus, Conocrinus thorenti, Conocrinus veronensis, Rhizocrinus lofotensis, Rhizocrinus (Bythocrinus)
Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: New Jersey collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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