Steganocrinus pentagonus Hall 1858 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

Alternative combination: Actinocrinus pentagonus

Full reference: J. Hall. 1858. Crinoids of New York. The American Journal of Arts and Science, ser. 2 25:277-279

Belongs to Steganocrinus according to J. C. Brower 1965

Sister taxa: Steganocrinus altus, Steganocrinus burlingtonensis, Steganocrinus longus, Steganocrinus multistriatus, Steganocrinus planus, Steganocrinus robustus, Steganocrinus validus

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (14: New Mexico collections)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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