Somphocrinus inflatus Donofrio and Mostler 1975 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Roveacrinida - Somphocrinidae

Alternative combination: Vasculicrinus inflatus

Synonym: Vasculicrinus fastigatus Donofrio and Mostler 1975

Belongs to Somphocrinus according to M.J. Simms 1990

See also Hess and Messing 2011

Sister taxon: Somphocrinus mexicanus

Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Somphocrinus inflatus in the database

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