†Caryocrinites rugatus Forbes 1848
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Rhombifera - Hemicosmitoida - Caryocrinitidae
Alternative combination: Hemicosmites rugatus
Belongs to Caryocrinites according to F. A. Lanc et al. 2015
Sister taxa: Caryocrinites cryptoporus, Caryocrinites ornatus, Caryocrinites septentrionalis
Type specimen: BGS GSM. Its type locality is Lower Cresswell Farm, about 3.75 km southeast of Llanddowror, which is in a Cautleyan marine mudstone in the Slade and Redhill Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Spain (1 collection), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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