†Dichocrinus conus Meek and Worthen 1869 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Dichocrinidae
Full reference: F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen. 1869. Descriptions of New Carboniferous Fossils from the Western States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 21:137-172
Belongs to Dichocrinus according to F. B. Meek and A. H. Worthen 1869
Sister taxa: Dichocrinus australis, Dichocrinus darlingtonensis, Dichocrinus gerringgongensis, Dichocrinus nola, Dichocrinus radiatus
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (4: New Mexico collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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