Remarks on the late Visean crinoids from the Cantabrian Mountains and Menorca (NW Spain and Balearic Island).
Resumen
Crinoids known from the griotte facies of the Genicera Formation (Late Tournaisian - Early Namurian), Cantabrian Mountains, are listed. The Poteriocrinitid Balearocrinus cantabricus Herbig (Late Visean - ?Early Namurian) is the most common species. Like its close relative Balearocrinus breimeri Bourrouilh & Termier from Late Visean strata of Menorca, it is typically adapted to pelagic realms. Discrimination of the morphological similar shallow-shelf dweller Rhabdocrinus, which is not present in Spain, is discussed, as well as relations to Culmicrinus.
Palabras clave
Crinoids, Poteriocrinitidae (Balearocrinus, Rhabdocrinus), Lower Carboniferous (Visean), Depositional Realm, Cantabrian Mountains, Menorca, Spain.
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