†Coenocystis richardsoni Girty 1909 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Streblocrinidae
Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1909. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651
Belongs to Coenocystis according to G. D. Webster and D. W. Webster 2012
See also Arendt 1970 and Girty 1909
Sister taxa: Coenocystis angulosus, Coenocystis perforata, Coenocystis somoholensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is USGS 2969 green, southern Delaware Mountains, which is in a Roadian/Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Delaware Mountain Formation of Texas
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at USGS 2969 green, southern Delaware Mountains
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