Quechuacrinus Guensburg and Waisfeld 2015 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Camerata - Reteocrinidae

Full reference: T. E. Guensburg and B. G. Waisfeld. 2015. South America's earliest (Ordovician, Floian) crinoids. Journal of Paleontology 89(4):622-630

Parent taxon: Reteocrinidae according to S. R. Cole et al. 2018

See also Guensburg and Waisfeld 2015

Sister taxon: Reteocrinus

Subtaxa: Quechuacrinus ticsa

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Type: Quechuacrinus ticsa

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Quebrada Los BaƱos tributary of Quebrada Chamarra (Ordovician of Argentina)

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