Coralcrinus Gil Cid et al. 1998 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Eustenocrinida - Eustenocrinidae

Full reference: M. D. Gil Cid, P. D. Alonso, and A. Sylván Pobes. 1998. Coralcrinus sarachagae gen. nov. sp. nov. primer crinoide (Disparida Inadunata) descrito en el Ordovícico medio de Sierra Morena. Cologuios de Paleontologia (COL-PA) 49:115-128

Parent taxon: Eustenocrinidae according to W. I. Ausich et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Cataractocrinus, Eustenocrinus, Inyocrinus, Peniculocrinus, Pogonipocrinus, Virucrinus

Subtaxa: Coralcrinus sarachagorum

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Embalse de Fresnedas ( of Spain)

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