Rosfacrinus Le Menn and Spjeldnaes 1996 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Camerata

Alternative spelling: Rasfacrinus

Full reference: J. Le Menn and N. Spjeldnaes. 1996. Un nouveau crinoïde Dimeocrinitidae (Camerata, Diplobathrida) de l'Ordovicien supérieur du Maroc: Rosfacrinus robustus nov. gen., nov. sp. Geobios 29(3):341-351

Parent taxon: Eucamerata according to S. R. Cole 2017

See also Le Menn and Spjeldnaes 1996 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Diplobathrida, Monobathrida

Subtaxa: Rosfacrinus robustus

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Type: Rosfacrinus robustus

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at À l'Ouest de l'oued er Rosfa el Hamra. (Ordovician of Morocco)

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