†Melocrinus ornatus Goldring 1936 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Melocrinitidae
Full reference: W. Goldring. 1936. Some Hamilton (Devonian) crinoids from New York. Journal of Paleontology 10:14-22
Belongs to Melocrinus according to W. Goldring 1936
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: USNM 90069, a calyx. Its type locality is Palmer's Ravine, which is in a Devonian marine limestone in the Skaneateles Formation of New York.
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Palmer's Ravine
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