Difficilicrinus Fres et al. 1979 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Homocrinida - Homocrinidae

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

See also Frest et al. 1979 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Apodasmocrinus, Bodacrinus, Cataraquicrinus, Daedalocrininae, Daedalocrinus, Drymocrinus, Ectenocrinus, Homocrininae, Homocrinus, Ibexocrinus, Kastorcrinus, Penicillicrinus, Sygcaulocrinus, Tunguskocrinus

Subtaxa: Difficilicrinus coneyi

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Type: Difficilicrinus coneyi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Difficilicrinus coneyi type locality (Ordovician of Virginia)

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