Laurucrinus Ausich and Copper 2010 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Dendrocrinidae

Full reference: W. I. Ausich and P. Copper. 2010. The Crinoidea of Anticosti Island, Quebec (Late Ordovician to Early Silurian). Palaeontographica Canadiana (29)1-157

Parent taxon: Dendrocrinidae according to W. I. Ausich and P. Copper 2010

Sister taxa: Aetocrinus, Alsopocrinus, Atractocrinus, Bactrocrinites, Brechmocrinus, Compagicrinus, Dendrocrinus, Elpasocrinus, Esthonocrinus, Grenprisia, Ottawacrinus, Parisangulocrinus, Plicodendrocrinus, Rozhnovicrinus

Subtaxa: Laurucrinus sandtopensis

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Type: Laurucrinus sandtopensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at MacGilvray Member, Anticosti (Silurian of Quebec)

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