Tarassocrinus Webster et al. 1999 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Poteriocrinina

Full reference: G. D. Webster, D. J. Hafley, D. B. Blake and A. Glass. 1999. Crinoids and Stelleroids (Echinodermata) from the Broken Rib Member, Dyer Formation (Late Devonian, Famennian) of the White River Plateau, Colorado. Journal of Paleontology 73(3):461-486

Parent taxon: Poteriocrinina according to G. D. Webster et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Agassizocrinacea, Apographiocrinacea, Aulodesocrinus, Calceolispongiacea, Calceolispongioidea, Carlopsocrinus, Cupressocrinitacea, Decadocrinoidea, Hydreionocrinacea, Poteriocrinitacea, Rhenocrinacea

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at West of Bison Lake. White River Plateau (Devonian of Colorado)

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