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Encrinidae

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Extinct family of crinoids

Encrinidae
Temporal range: Silurian–Triassic PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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

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

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.

Genera

References

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database
Taxon identifiers
Encrinidae


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