Encrinidae

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

Encrinidae
Temporal range: [1]
Fossil specimens of Encrinus liliformis from United Kingdom, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: †Encrinida
Family: †Encrinidae
Dujardin and Hupé

These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived during the Silurian-Triassic periods. 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. The Paleobiology Database


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