Solanocrinus

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iSolanocrinus
Fossil range: Late Jurassic
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Genus: Solanocrinus
Species: S. thiollieri
Binomial name
Solanocrinus thiollieri

Solanocrinus thiollieri is an extinct species of crinoid from Jura, France (not to be confused with the Jurassic period). Unlike modern crinoids, Solanocrinus did not have a stem and was not attached to the the ocean floor. Instead, it possessed 22 prehensile tendrils which it used to grab onto rocks.