Anthracocrinus primitivus Strimple and Watkins 1955 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Diplobathrida - Anthracocrinidae

Full reference: H. L. Strimple and W.T. Watkins. 1955. I. Three new genera. Journal of the Washington Academy of Science 45:347-353

Belongs to Anthracocrinus according to H. L. Strimple and W.T. Watkins 1955

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is East bank of Culley Creek, Criner Hills, which is in an Ordovician offshore ramp lime mudstone/shale in the Bromide Formation of Oklahoma

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of United States (4: Oklahoma collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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