Hagnocrinus crenus Frest and Strimple 1977 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Hirneacrinidae

Full reference: T. J. Frest and H. L. Strimple. 1977. Hirneacrinidae (new), simple Silurian camerate crinoids from the North American continental interior. Journal of Paleontology 51:1181-1200

Belongs to Hagnocrinus according to T. J. Frest and H. L. Strimple 1977

Sister taxa: Hagnocrinus bainbridgensis, Hagnocrinus balli

Type specimen: SUI 38781 (Dorsal Cup). Its type locality is Mount Lebanon Church, which is in a Ludlow marine limestone in the Brownsport Formation of Tennessee.

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Mount Lebanon Church

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