Encrinidae

Encrinidae
Temporal range: Triassic
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Fossil specimens of Encrinus liliformis from United Kingdom, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Crinozoa
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Encrinida
Family: Encrinidae
Dujardin and Hupé

Encrinidae is an extinct family of crinoids belonging to the order Encrinida.

These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived during the Triassic period, from 247.2 to 215.56 Ma. Fossils of this family have been found in the sediments of Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and, United States.[1]

Genera

  • Carnallicrinus
  • Cassianocrinus
  • Chelocrinus
  • Encrinus
  • Zardinicrinus

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References

  1. 1 2 3 The Paleobiology Database


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