†Barycrinus rhombiferus Owen and Shumard 1852 (Sea lily)
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Full reference: D.D. Owen and B.F. Shumard. 1852. Descriptions of seven new species of crinoidea from the subcarboniferous of Iowa and Illinois. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, ser. 2 2:89-94
Belongs to Barycrinus according to D.D. Owen and B.F. Shumard 1852
Sister taxon: Barycrinus spurius
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (10: Kentucky, Tennessee collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
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