Alphacrinus

Alphacrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids which existed during the early Ibexian period. It was named by Thomas E. Guensburg in 2010, and placed into its own family, Alphacrinidae. The type species is Alphacrinus mansfieldi.[1]

Alphacrinus
Temporal range: Ibexian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
(unranked): Disparida
Family: Alphacrinidae
Guensburg, 2010
Genus: Alphacrinus
Guensburg, 2010
Species:
A. mansfieldi
Binomial name
Alphacrinus mansfieldi
Guensburg, 2010

References

  1. Guensburg, T. E. (2010). "Alphacrinus New Genus and Origin of the Disparid Clade". Journal of Paleontology. 84: 1209–1216. doi:10.1666/10-030.1.


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