Llanocystis wilbernsensis Zamora et al. 2015

Eocrinoidea

Full reference: S. Zamora, C. D. Sumrall, and J. Sprinkle. 2015. New long-stemmed eocrinoid from the Furongian Point Peak Shale Member of the Wilberns Formation, central Texas. Journal of Paleontology 89(1):187-193

Belongs to Llanocystis according to S. Zamora et al. 2015

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: USNM 178555, a calyx (most of the animal). Its type locality is Long Valley, which is in a Sunwaptan shallow subtidal limestone/siltstone in the Wilberns Formation of Texas.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Long Valley

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