Crinoidea - Comatulida - Notocrinidae
Full reference: J. G. Saulsbury, T. K. Baumiller, and J. T. Sprinkle. 2024. New comatulid crinoids from the Early Cretaceous Glen Rose Formation (Texas, USA): paleobiology and evolutionary relationships of an endemic, ephemeral giant. Journal of Paleontology 98(6):1053-1065
Belongs to Semiometra according to J. G. Saulsbury et al. 2024
Sister taxa: Semiometra annulata, Semiometra barremiensis, Semiometra bohemica, Semiometra courvillensis, Semiometra impressa, Semiometra klari, Semiometra lenticularis, Semiometra pusilla, Semiometra rosacea, Semiometra rowei, Semiometra saskiae, Semiometra scanica, Semiometra stellata
Type specimen: NPL 103183, a calyx. Its type locality is Canyon Lake boat ramp 7, locality 9, which is in an Albian perireef or subreef limestone in the Glen Rose Limestone Formation of Texas.
Ecology: facultatively mobile intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (2: Texas collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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