Isocrinus nehalemensis Moore and Vokes 1953 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Isocrinida - Isocrinidae

Full reference: R. C. Moore and H. E. Vokes. 1953. Lower Tertiary crinoids from Northwestern Oregon. Geological Survey Professional Paper 233(E):113-147

Belongs to Isocrinus according to R. C. Moore and H. E. Vokes 1953

Sister taxa: Isocrinus (Chladocrinus), Isocrinus (Diplocrinus), Isocrinus (Isocrinus), Isocrinus amblyscalaris, Isocrinus annulatus, Isocrinus arduennensis, Isocrinus arzierensis, Isocrinus bleytonensis, Isocrinus brotzeni, Isocrinus californicus, Isocrinus campanularis, Isocrinus cenomanensis, Isocrinus dentatogranulatus, Isocrinus diegonensis, Isocrinus divergens, Isocrinus doliolum, Isocrinus dumortieri, Isocrinus echinatus, Isocrinus florifer, Isocrinus gevreyi, Isocrinus gocevi, Isocrinus granosus, Isocrinus knighti, Isocrinus lanceolatus, Isocrinus legeri, Isocrinus lissajouxi, Isocrinus longus, Isocrinus mallevalensis, Isocrinus minutus, Isocrinus neocomiensis, Isocrinus nicoleti, Isocrinus nodulosus, Isocrinus perlatus, Isocrinus peyroulensis, Isocrinus propinquus, Isocrinus psilonoti, Isocrinus sublaevigatus, Isocrinus thiessingi, Isocrinus wyomingensis, Isocrinus zeltbergensis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Mist crinoid locality , which is in a Rupelian offshore siltstone/mudstone in the Keasey Formation of Oregon

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)

• Eocene of United States (3: Oregon)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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