†Democrinus maximus Nielsen 1915 (Feather star)
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Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae
Alternative combination: Rhizocrinus maximus
Belongs to Democrinus according to H. Hess and C. G. Messing 2011
See also Klikushin 1982 and Rasmussen 1961
Sister taxa: Democrinus braueri, Democrinus brevis, Democrinus chuni, Democrinus dubius, Democrinus gisleni, Democrinus parfaiti, Democrinus simmsi
Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Paleocene of Denmark (1 collection), the Netherlands (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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