Taxocrinus macrodactylus Phillips 1841 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Taxocrinida - Taxocrinidae

Alternative combination: Cyathocrinus macrodactylus

Belongs to Taxocrinus according to N. G. Lane et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Taxocrinus anomalus, Taxocrinus ovalis, Taxocrinus stultus

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Fremington Quay, southern bank of the River Taw estuary near Barnstaple (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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