Myosocrinus Ausich and Copper 2010 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Cladida - Botryocrinidae

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: Botryocrinidae according to W. I. Ausich and P. Copper 2010

Sister taxa: Ancyrocrinus, Barycrinus, Botryocrinus, Cosmocrinus, Costalocrinus, Fragucrinus, Gastrocrinus, Gothocrinus, Imitatocrinus, Jahnocrinus, Mastigocrinus, Parabotryocrinus, Rhadinocrinus, Sigambrocrinus, Situlacrinus

Subtaxa: Myosocrinus chicottensis

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Type: Myosocrinus chicottensis

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Chicotte Formation, Anticosti (Silurian of Quebec)

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