Ancyrocrinus Hall 1862 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Cladida - Botryocrinidae

Parent taxon: Botryocrinidae according to G. Ubaghs et al. 1978

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Barycrinus, Botryocrinus, Cosmocrinus, Costalocrinus, Fragucrinus, Gastrocrinus, Gothocrinus, Imitatocrinus, Jahnocrinus, Mastigocrinus, Myosocrinus, Parabotryocrinus, Rhadinocrinus, Sigambrocrinus, Situlacrinus

Subtaxa: Ancyrocrinus bulbosus Ancyrocrinus crozonensis

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Type: Ancyrocrinus bulbosus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Devonian of Antarctica (2 collections), Australia (1), Canada (1: Ontario), France (1), United States (14: Indiana, New York)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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