Cheirocrinus logani Billings 1857

Rhombifera - Cheirocrinidae

Alternative combination: Glyptocystites logani

Full reference: E. Billings. 1857. On the Crinoidea or stone lilies of the Trenton Limestone, with a description of a new species. Canadian Naturalist and Geologist, ser. 1 1:48-57

Belongs to Cheirocrinus according to A. E. Wilson 1946

See also Billings 1857

Sister taxa: Cheirocrinus chrysalis, Cheirocrinus constrictus, Cheirocrinus dilatatus, Cheirocrinus holmi, Cheirocrinus leuchtenbergi, Cheirocrinus nodosus, Cheirocrinus penniger

Type specimen: G.S.C.1385, 1385a, 1385d, 1385g

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (5: Ontario, Quebec collections), United States (1: Oklahoma)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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