Full reference: F. A. Bather. 1913. VI - Caradocian Cystidea from Girvan. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 49(6):359-529
Belongs to Cheirocrinus according to G. Regnell 1951
See also Bather 1913
Sister taxa: Cheirocrinus chrysalis, Cheirocrinus dilatatus, Cheirocrinus holmi, Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi, Cheirocrinus logani, Cheirocrinus nodosus, Cheirocrinus penniger
Type specimen: Its type locality is Locality 5. “Starfish Bed,” small cliff above S. bank of Lady Burn River, 100 meters south of South Treave Farmhouse, Thraive Glen, Girvan, which is in a Rawtheyan carbonate limestone in the South Threave Formation of the United Kingdom.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Belgium (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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