Kylixocrinus Eckert 1984 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Patelliocrinidae

Full reference: J. D. Eckert. 1984. Early Llandovery crinoids and stelleroids from the Cataract Group (Lower Silurian) in southern Ontario, Canada. Royal Ontario Museum Life Sciences Contributions 137:1-63

Parent taxon: Patelliocrinidae according to G. C. McIntosh 1988

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Briarocrinus, Centriocrinus, Eopatelliocrinus, Jovacrinus, Krinocrinus, Laurelocrinus, Macrostylocrinus, Patelliocrinus, Thomasocrinus

Subtaxa: Kylixocrinus latus

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Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (2: Ontario collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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