Heliocrinites minutus Chauvel and Le Menn 1973

Rhombifera - Caryocystitidae

Alternative combination: Heliocrinites minuta

Full reference: J. Chauvel and J. Le Menn. 1973. Echinodermes de L'Ordovicien Superieur de Coat-Carrec, Argol (Finistere). Bulletin de la Société Géologique y Mineralogie de Bretagne, ser. C 4(1):39-61

Belongs to Heliocrinites according to J. C. Gutiérrez-Marco 2001

See also Chauvel and Le Menn 1973

Sister taxa: Heliocrinites angustiporus, Heliocrinites balticus, Heliocrinites granatum, Heliocrinites guttaeformis, Heliocrinites helmhackeri, Heliocrinites malaisei, Heliocrinites ovalis, Heliocrinites prominens, Heliocrinites rouvillei, Heliocrinites stellatus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Spain (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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