Decorocrinus McIntosh 2001 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Rutkowskicrinidae

Full reference: G. E. O. McIntosh. 2001. Devonian cladid crinoids: families Glossocrinidae Goldring, 1923, and Rutkowskicrinidae new family. Journal of Paleontology 75(4):783-807

Parent taxon: Rutkowskicrinidae according to G. E. O. McIntosh 2001

Sister taxa: Iteacrinus, Propoteriocrinus, Quantoxocrinus, Sacrinus, Schmidtocrinus

Subtaxa: Decorocrinus arkonensis Decorocrinus cooperi

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Type: Decorocrinus arkonensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Eugasterella collection, Arkona Shale, Ausable River (Devonian of Ontario)

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