Dizygocrinus

Dizygocrinus Temporal range: Carboniferous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Fossil specimen of Dizygocrinus indianensis from United States, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Division:	Echinodermata
Class:	Crinoidea
Subclass:	Camerata
Order:	Monobathrida
Family:	Batocrinidae
Genus:	Dizygocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer 1897

Dizygocrinus, also known as the feather star, is a genus of extinct sea lily from the Batocrinidae family.

These stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeders lived in the Carboniferous period of United States, from 345.0 to 342.8 Ma. ^[1]

Species

• Dizygocrinus biturbinatus (Hall)
• Dizygocrinus indianaensis (Lyon and Casseday)
• Dizygocrinus caroli (Hall)
• Dizygocrinus whitei (Wachsmuth and Springer)
• Dizygocrinus originarius (Wachsmuth and Springer)
• Dizygocrinus montgomeryensis (Worthen)
• Dizygocrinus gorbyi (Miller)
• Dizygocrinus venustus (Miller)
• Dizygocrinus peculiaris (Miller and Gurley)
• Dizygocrinus mutabilis (Wachsmuth and Springer)
• Dizygocrinus cantonensis (Wachsmuth and Springer)

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