Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
Full reference: F. Meek and A. Worthen. 1966. Contributions to the Paleontology of Illinois and other Western States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 17:251-274
Belongs to Cyathocrinites according to F. Meek and A. Worthen 1966
Sister taxa: Cyathocrinites asperrimus, Cyathocrinites barrisi, Cyathocrinites barydactylus, Cyathocrinites chouteauensis, Cyathocrinites deroseari, Cyathocrinites gilesi, Cyathocrinites harrodi, Cyathocrinites iowensis, Cyathocrinites kelloggi, Cyathocrinites lamellosus, Cyathocrinites multibrachiatus, Cyathocrinites planus, Cyathocrinites ramosus, Cyathocrinites rigidus, Cyathocrinites sampsoni, Cyathocrinites simplex, Cyathocrinus goliathus, Cyathocrinus kattaensis, Cyathocrinus indicus, Cyathocrinus virgalensis, Cyathocrinus lamellosus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (7: Kentucky, Tennessee collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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