Jaekelometra belgica Jaekel 1902 (Feather star)

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Jaekelometridae

Alternative combination: Atelecrinus belgicus

Belongs to Jaekelometra according to H. Hess and C. G. Messing 2011

See also Jagt 1999 and Rasmussen 1961

Sister taxa: Jaekelometra columnaris, Jaekelometra concava, Jaekelometra defectiva, Jaekelometra faxensis, Jaekelometra gisleni, Jaekelometra meijeri

Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of the Netherlands (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Belgium (1), the Netherlands (3)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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