Nipterocrinus (Sea lily)

Crinoidea - Sagenocrinida - Nipterocrinidae

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

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Cholocrinus, Hormocrinus, Pycnosaccus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of Canada (1: Alberta collection), United States (9: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Tennessee)

Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence

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