Glyptocrinus
Glyptocrinus Temporal range: Middle Ordovician - Early Silurian | |
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Fossil specimen of Glyptocrinus decadactylus from United States, 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: | Monobathrida |
Family: | Glyptocrinidae |
Genus: | Glyptocrinus Hall 1847 |
Glyptocrinus is an extinct genus of sea lily that lived from the Middle Ordovician to the Early Silurian (471.8 - 436.0 Ma). Its remains have been found in North America.
References
- Glyptocrinus in the Field Museum's Evolving Planet
- Glyptocrinus in the Paleobiology Database