Levicyathocrinites Frest 1977 (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Cyathocrinida - Cyathocrinitidae

Parent taxon: Cyathocrinitidae according to W. I. Ausich and P. Copper 2010

Sister taxa: Anarchocrinus, Ceratocrinus, Conicocyathocrinites, Cyathocrinites, Gissocrinus, Ichthyocrinus, Meniscocrinus, Occiducrinus, Rugosocyathocrinites

Subtaxa: Levicyathocrinites acinotubus Levicyathocrinites sablensis

View classification

Type: Cyathocrinus acinotubus

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), United States (1: Wisconsin)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.