†Cusacrinus tenuisculptus McChesney 1861 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae
Alternative combination: Actinocrinus tenuisculptus
Full reference: A. M. McChesney. 1861. Descriptions of new species of fossils from the Paleozoic rocks of the western states. Transactions of the Chicago Academy of Sciences 2:77-96
Belongs to Cusacrinus according to A. L. Bowsher 1955
See also McChesney 1861
Sister taxa: Cusacrinus nodobrachiatus, Cusacrinus sobrinus, Cusacrinus viaticus
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: New Mexico collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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