†Tripatocrinus Sprinkle 1973 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Hybocrinida - Cornucrinidae
Full reference: J. Sprinkle. 1973. Tripatocrinus, a new Hypocrinid crinoid based on disarticulated plates from the Antelope Valley Limestone of Nevada and California. Journal of Paleontology 47:861-882
Parent taxon: Cornucrinidae according to W. I. Ausich 1998
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Sprinkle 1973
Sister taxon: Cornucrinus
Subtaxa: Tripatocrinus pustulatus
Type: Tripatocrinus pustulatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Whiterockian of United States (4: California, Nevada collections)
• Ibexian of United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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