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 J. Albrecht 1924

See also Waagen 1885

Sister taxa: Cyathocrinites asperrimus, Cyathocrinites barrisi, Cyathocrinites barydactylus, Cyathocrinites chouteauensis, Cyathocrinites deroseari, Cyathocrinites farleyi, Cyathocrinites gilesi, Cyathocrinites harrodi, Cyathocrinites iowensis, Cyathocrinites kelloggi, Cyathocrinites lamellosus, Cyathocrinites multibrachiatus, Cyathocrinites planus, Cyathocrinites ramosus, Cyathocrinites rigidus, Cyathocrinites sampsoni, Cyathocrinites simplex, Cyathocrinus lamellosus, 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), Serbia (1)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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