Cyathocrinitidae
| Cyathocrinitidae Temporal range: Silurian–Permian | |
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| Cyathocrinus goniodactylus, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Crinozoa |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Subclass: | Camerata |
| Order: | Cladida |
| Family: | Cyathocrinitidae Roemer 1854 |
Cyathocrinitidae is an extinct family of crinoids belonging to the order Cladida.
These stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeders lived from the Silurian to the Permian periods (436.0 - 254.0 Ma). [1]
Genera
- Cyathocrinites
- Cyathocrinus
- Gissocrinus
- Ichthyocrinus
- Meniscocrinus
- Occiducrinus
References
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