†Solanocrinites Goldfuss 1829 (Feather star)
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Crinoidea - Comatulida - Solanocrinitidae
Synonym: Milleria Goldfuss 1830
Parent taxon: Solanocrinitidae according to H. Hess 2012
See also Hess and Messing 2011, Kiessling 2003, Rasmussen 1961 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Andymetra, Archaeometra, Comatulina, Pachyantedon, Palaeocomaster
Subtaxa: Solacrinus Solanocrinites costatus Solanocrinites voultensis
Type: Solanocrinites costatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Jurassic of France (3), Germany (3), Portugal (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
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