Elassocrinus cyathus Webster and Lane 2007 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Aesiocrinidae

Full reference: G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane. 2007. New Permian crinoids from the Battleship Wash patch reef in southern Nevada. Journal of Paleontology 81(5):951-965

Belongs to Elassocrinus according to G. D. Webster and N. G. Lane 2007

Sister taxa: Elassocrinus delicatulus, Elassocrinus inornatus, Elassocrinus nodosus

Type specimen: USNM 529095, a calyx

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Battleship Wash patch reef sample 3 (Permian of Nevada)

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