Eknomocrinus wahwahensis Guensburg and Sprinkle 2003 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Camerata

Full reference: T. E. Guensburg and J. Sprinkle. 2003. The oldest known crinoids (Early Ordovician, Utah) and a new crinoid plate homology system. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364:1-43

Belongs to Eknomocrinus according to T. E. Guensburg and J. Sprinkle 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PE 52734. Its type locality is base of Hintze's Reef, Middle Mountain section, Wah Wah Mountains, which is in a Stairsian reef, buildup or bioherm wackestone in the Fillmore Formation of Utah.

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at base of Hintze's Reef, Middle Mountain section, Wah Wah Mountains

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