Dunnicrinus aequalis D'Orbigny 1841 (Feather star)

Crinoidea - Comatulida - Bourgueticrinidae

Alternative combination: Bourgueticrinus aequalis

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

See also Klikushin 1982 and Rasmussen 1961

Sister taxon: Dunnicrinus mississippiensis

Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Cretaceous to Paleogene of the Netherlands (1 collection)

• Cretaceous of Belgium (7), the Netherlands (3)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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