Platycrinitidae

Platycrinitidae Temporal range: Devonian–Permian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Fossil specimens of Platycrinites hemisphaericus 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
Family:	Platycrinitidae Bassler 1938

Platycrinitidae are an extinct family of Paleozoic stalked crinoids. ^[2]

These stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeders lived during the Devonian, Permian and the Carboniferous periods, from 416.0 to 259.0 Ma. ^[1]

Genera

• Camptocrinus
• Neoplatycrinus
• Platycrinites
• Pleurocrinus

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