Thinocrinus lowei Hall 1859 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Monobathrida - Actinocrinitidae

Alternative combination: Actinocrinus lowei

Full reference: J. Hall. 1859. Contributions to the palaeontology of Iowa; being descriptions of new species of Crinoidea and other fossils. Iowa Geological Survey 1(2):473-724

Belongs to Thinocrinus according to E. C. Rhenberg et al. 2015

See also Hall 1859

Sister taxa: Thinocrinus akanthos, Thinocrinus brevispina, Thinocrinus brouweri, Thinocrinus dilatus, Thinocrinus gibsoni, Thinocrinus permicus, Thinocrinus probolus, Thinocrinus tripus

Type specimen: UI X-741

Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (7: Kentucky, Tennessee collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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