Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae
Full reference: S. S. Lyon and S.A. Casseday. 1859. Description of nine new species of crinoidea from the Subcarboniferous rocks of Indiana and Kentucky. American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2 28:233-246
Belongs to Cyathocrinites according to S. S. Lyon and S.A Casseday 1859
Sister taxa: Cyathocrinites asperrimus, Cyathocrinites barrisi, Cyathocrinites barydactylus, Cyathocrinites chouteauensis, Cyathocrinites deroseari, Cyathocrinites farleyi, Cyathocrinites gilesi, Cyathocrinites harrodi, Cyathocrinites iowensis, Cyathocrinites kelloggi, Cyathocrinites lamellosus, Cyathocrinites planus, Cyathocrinites ramosus, Cyathocrinites rigidus, Cyathocrinites sampsoni, Cyathocrinites simplex, Cyathocrinus lamellosus, Cyathocrinus kattaensis, Cyathocrinus goliathus, Cyathocrinus indicus, Cyathocrinus virgalensis
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (29: Indiana, Kentucky collections)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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