†Botryocrinus thomasi Laudon 1936 (Sea lily)
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Full reference: L. R. Laudon. 1936. Notes on the Devonian crinoid fauna of Cedar Valley Formation of Iowa. Journal of Paleontology 10:60-66
Belongs to Botryocrinus according to L. R. Laudon 1936
Sister taxon: Botryocrinus ramosissimus
Type specimen: Univ. Iowa 1991, a calyx. Its type locality is Quarry at Linwood, which is in a Givetian marine limestone in the Cedar Valley Formation of Iowa.
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: Iowa collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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