Brechmocrinus Ausich et al. 1998 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae

Full reference: W.I. Ausich, T. E. Bolton, and L. M. Cumming. 1998. Whiterockian (Ordovician) crinoid fauna from the Table Head Group, western Newfoundland, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 35:121-130

Parent taxon: Dendrocrinidae according to W.I. Ausich et al. 1998

Sister taxa: Aetocrinus, Alsopocrinus, Atractocrinus, Bactrocrinites, Compagicrinus, Dendrocrinus, Elpasocrinus, Esthonocrinus, Grenprisia, Laurucrinus, Ottawacrinus, Parisangulocrinus, Rozhnovicrinus

Subtaxa: Brechmocrinus eos

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Type: Brechmocrinus eos

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Whiterockian of Canada (2: Newfoundland collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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