Celtocrinus Donovan and Cope 1989 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Glyptocrinidae

Full reference: S. K. Donovan and J. C. W. Cope. 1989. A new camerate crinoid from the Arenig of South Wales. Palaeontology 32:101-107

Parent taxon: Glyptocrinidae according to W. I. Ausich 1998

See also Donovan and Cope 1989 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Abludoglyptocrinus, Glyptocrinus, Periglyptocrinus, Pycnocrinus, Schizocrinus, Typanocrinus, Zirocrinus

Subtaxa: Celtocrinus ubaghsi

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Type: Celtocrinus ubaghsi

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Triffleton Quarry, Dyfed, South Wales (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

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