Scyphocrinus
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| Scyphocrinus elegans from Morocco. Lower Devonian (410 Ma) | |
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| Phylum: | Echinodermata
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| Class: | Crinoidea
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| Subclass: | Camerata
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| Genus: | Scyphocrinus Zenker
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Scyphocrinus, is an extinct genus of crinoids. Species belonging to this genus lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods (from 443.4 to 358.9 Ma).[1][2]
The crinoid genus Camarocrinus have been considered by some authors the bulbous distal end of the stem of Scyphocrinus, having the function of a root and fixing the crinoid to the sea button.[3]
Fossil of Scyphocrinites from Silurian, found in Morocco.
Species[]
- Scyphocrinus elegans Zenker, 1833
See also[]
- List of prehistoric echinoderms
- Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack phylum Echinodermata
- Stephen K. Donovan and David N. Lewis The mid-Palaeozoic camerate crinoid Scyphocrinites Zenker in southwest England
References[]
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