Gilbertsocrinus rarispinus Goldring 1936 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Rhodocrinitidae

Full reference: W. Goldring. 1936. Some Hamilton (Devonian) crinoids from New York. Journal of Paleontology 10:14-22

Belongs to Gilbertsocrinus according to W. Goldring 1936

Sister taxa: Gilbertsocrinus aequalis, Gilbertsocrinus alpenensis, Gilbertsocrinus cassiope, Gilbertsocrinus concinnus, Gilbertsocrinus intersculptus, Gilbertsocrinus tuberculosus, Gilbertsocrinus tuberosus, Gilbertsocrinus vetulus

Type specimen: USNM 90069, a calyx. Its type locality is Werner's Quarry, which is in a Devonian marine limestone in the Moscow Formation of New York.

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Werner's Quarry

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