Metacrinus rotundus
| Metacrinus rotundus | |
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| Specimen in situ | |
| Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Order: | Isocrinida |
| Family: | Isocrinidae |
| Genus: | Metacrinus |
| Species: | M. rotundus
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| Binomial name | |
| Metacrinus rotundus Carpenter, 1885
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Metacrinus rotundus, the Japanese sea lily, is a species of stalked crinoid in the family Isselicrinidae. It is a species found off the west coast of Japan, near the edge of the continental shelf at a depth of around 100 to 150 metres (330 to 490 ft) deep. This is the shallowest-living species among the extant stalked crinoids.