| Pentacrinites Temporal range: Middle Triassic - Eocene |
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| A drawing of Pentacrinites | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Subphylum: | Crinozoa |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Order: | Sagenocrinida |
| Genus: | Pentacrinites Goldfuss, 1831 |
Pentacrinites is an extinct genus of crinoid that lived from the Middle Triassic to the Eocene of Asia, Europe, North America, and New Zealand. Their stems are pentagonal to star-shaped in cross-section and are the most commonly preserved parts[1]. Pentacrinites are commonly found in the Pentacrinites Bed of the Early Jurassic (Lower Lias) of Lyme Regis, Dorset, England[2].
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Pentacrinites dargniesi
Pentacrinites subteres