Jovacrinus clarki Ausich and Cournoyer 2019 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Patelliocrinidae

Full reference: W. I. Ausich and M. E. Cournoyer. 2019. New taxa and revised stratigraphic distribution of the crinoid fauna from Anticosti Island, Québec, Canada (Late Ordovician-early Silurian). Journal of Paleontology 93

Belongs to Jovacrinus according to W. I. Ausich and M. E. Cournoyer 2019

Sister taxa: Jovacrinus jugum, Jovacrinus spinosus

Type specimen: MPEP1146.1. Its type locality is Pavillon Member, Anticosti, which is in a Telychian marine horizon in the Jupiter Formation of Canada.

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Pavillon Member, Anticosti

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