†Hypselocrinus hoveyi Worthen 1875 (Sea lily)
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Crinoidea - Dendrocrinida - Scytalocrinidae
Alternative combinations: Poteriocrinus hoveyi, Scytalocrinus hoveyi
Belongs to Hypselocrinus according to E. Kirk 1940
Sister taxa: Hypselocrinus arcanus, Hypselocrinus boonvillensis, Hypselocrinus calyculus, Hypselocrinus cavus, Hypselocrinus defendus, Hypselocrinus douglassi, Hypselocrinus maccabei, Hypselocrinus macrodactylus, Hypselocrinus neglectus, Hypselocrinus pleias, Hypselocrinus superus, Hypselocrinus tethys
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (6: Indiana, Kentucky collections)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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