Inyocrinus Ausich 1986 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Eustenocrinida - Eustenocrinidae

Full reference: W. I. Ausich. 1986. The crinoids of the Al Rose Formation (Early Ordovician, Inyo County, California, U.S.A.). Alcheringa 10:217-224

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

See also Ausich 1986 and Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Inyocrinus strimplei

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Type: Inyocrinus strimplei

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at USGS D917-CO (Ordovician of California)

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