Table 1 Fossils examined in this study and housed in the MNHN paleontological collection

MNHN.F.A69327

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

SP—San Roman

Syntypes A, 2 cups + 2 columnals (Roux and Plaziat 1978, Fig. 4)

MNHN.F.A69328

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

SP—San Roman

Syntypes B, 3 cups + 56 columnals (not figured)

MNHN.F.A69329

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Bosdarros

2 aboral cups

MNHN.F.A69330

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

Sp. A, 1 dististele + rhizoids (Fig. 4a)

MNHN.F.A69331

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

Sp. B, 1 isolated columnal (Fig. 3a, b)

MNHN.F.A69332

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

Sp. C, 2 isolated columnals (not figured)

MNHN.F.A69333

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 4

Sp. D, 1 isolated columnal (Fig. 3c)

MNHN.F.A69334

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

Sp. E, 3 rhizoid ossicles (Fig. 5a, f, g) detached from Sp. A

MNHN.F.A69335

Paraconocrinus romanensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan beds 2–4

Sp. F, 3 isolated columnals (not figured)

MNHN.F.A69336

Democrinus londinensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

Sp. A, 1 dististele + rhizoids (Figs. 3h, i, 4c)

MNHN.F.A69337

Democrinus londinensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

Sp. B, isolated columnal (Fig. 3d–g)

MNHN.F.A69338

Democrinus londinensis

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

Sp. C, proximal isolated root (Fig. 4b)

MNHN.F.A69339

Paraconocrinus/Democrinus

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

6 isolated rhizoid ossicles (Fig. 5b, e)

MNHN.F.A69340

Paraconocrinus/Democrinus

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan bed 6

29 isolated rhizoid ossicles (not figured)

MNHN.F.A69341

Eocenocrinus hessi

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan beds 2–4

Syntype A, 1 isolated columnal (Fig. 6a–d)

MNHN.F.A69342

Eocenocrinus hessi

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan beds 2–4

Syntype B, 1 isolated columnal (Figs. 6e, f, 11e, f)

MNHN.F.A69343

Eocenocrinus hessi

Late Ypresian

FR—Gan beds 2–4

Syntypes C, 27 isolated columnals (not figured)

MNHN.F.A69344

Eocenocrinus bayani

Middle Lutetian

I—Vicentin^a

Syntype A, bioclastic limestone with 1 columnal (Fig. 7e)

MNHN.F.A69345

Eocenocrinus bayani

Middle Lutetian

I—Guichelina^a

Syntypes B, 4 isolated columnals (not figured)

MNHN.F.A69346

Eocenocrinus bayani

Middle Lutetian

I—Guichelina^a

Syntypes C, 1 isolated columnal (Fig. 6g, h)

MNHN.F.A69347

Eocenocrinus bayani

Middle Lutetian

I—Guichelina^a

Syntypes D, 4 isolated columnals (Fig. 7f–i)

MNHN.F.A69348

Eocenocrinus bayani

Middle Lutetian

I—Guichelina^a

Syntype E, 1 isolated columnal, not figured)

MNHN.F.A69349

Eocenocrinus bayani

Middle Lutetian

I—Ciuppio

Syntype F, 3 columnal pairs, Fig. 7a–c

MNHN.F.A69350

Eocenocrinus bayani

Middle Lutetian

I—Ciuppio

Syntype G, 1 isolated columnal, Fig. 7d

MNHN.F.A69351

Eocenocrinus bayani

Middle Lutetian

I—Ciuppio

Syntype H, 7 isolated columnals, not figured