Crotalocrinites

Crotalocrinites
Temporal range:
Crotalocrinites sp. from Koněprusy (Czech Republic) at the National Museum (Prague)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: †Cyathocrinida
Family: †Crotalocrinitidae
Genus: †Crotalocrinites
Austin, 1842

Crotalocrinites is a genus of extinct crinoid 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

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