Austinocrinus cubensis Valette 1926 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isselicrinidae

Belongs to Austinocrinus according to H. W. Rasmussen 1961

See also Sanchez Roig 1926

Sister taxa: Austinocrinus (Penroseocrinus), Austinocrinus bicoronatus, Austinocrinus erckerti, Austinocrinus mexicanus, Austinocrinus rothpletzi, Austinocrinus solignaci

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ciego de Ávila, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in Cuba

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ciego de Ávila

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