Chelocrinus Meyer 1837 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Encrinida - Encrinidae

Alternative spelling: Encrinus (Chelocrinus)

Synonym: Chelocrinites Geinitz 1846

Parent taxon: Encrinidae according to H. Hess and C. G. Messing 2011

See also Hagdorn 2004 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cassianocrinus, Encrinus, Zardinicrinus

Subtaxa: Chelocrinus cassianus Chelocrinus schlottheimii

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Type: Encrinites schlottheimii

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Italy (13 collections), Turkey (1)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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