Crotalocrinites
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Crotalocrinites sp. from Koněprusy (Czech Republic) at the National Museum (Prague) | |
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Genus: | Crotalocrinites Austin, 1842
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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 DatabaseError: "Q5188941" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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