Crotalocrinites
| Crotalocrinites Temporal range: Silurian | |
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| Crotalocrinites sp. from Koněprusy (Czech Republic) at the National Museum (Prague) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Division: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Subclass: | Cladida |
| Order: | Cyathocrinida |
| Superfamily: | Gasterocomoidea |
| Family: | Crotalocrinitidae |
| Genus: | Crotalocrinites Austin, 1842 |
Crotalocrinites, also known as the feather star, is a genus of extinct sea lily belonging to the family Crotalocrinitidae. These feather stars were stationary intermediate-level organisms feeding on suspension epifauna. They lived in the Silurian period, from the Upper Wenlock age (428.2 ± 1.5 to 422.9 ± 2.8 mya) to the Ludlow age (422.9 ± 1.5 to 418.7 ± 2.8 mya).
Distribution
Devonian of Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. Silurian of Norway, Russia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and United States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin).
Species
- Crotalocrinites cora
- Crotalocrinites rugosus
References
- Biolib
- Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
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