Ancyrocrinus Hall 1862 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Gasterocomidae

Parent taxon: Gasterocomidae according to G. D. Webster et al. 2008

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Ubaghs et al. 1978

Sister taxa: Arachnocrinus, Bouskacrinus, Corynecrinus, Gasterocoma, Kopficrinus, Lecythocrinus, Mictocrinus, Myrtillocrinus, Nanocrinus, Prolecythiocrinus, Schultzicrinus, Scoliocrinus, Tetrapleurocrinus

Subtaxa: Ancyrocrinus bulbosus Ancyrocrinus crozonensis

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Type: Ancyrocrinus bulbosus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (1), Canada (1: Ontario), France (1), United States (14: Indiana, New York)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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