Cyathocrinus virgalensis Waagen 1885 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae

Full reference: W. Waagen. 1885. Taxonomic names, in Productus Limestone Fossils, Part V. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(5):771-834

Belongs to Cyathocrinus according to W. Waagen 1885

Sister taxa: Cyathocrinites deroseari, Cyathocrinites ramosus, Cyathocrinus indicus, Cyathocrinus kattaensis, Cyathocrinus goliathus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Virgal, red marly beds, Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Pakistan (4 collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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