Cyathocrinitidae
Cyathocrinitidae is an extinct family of crinoids belonging to the order Cladida.
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| Cyathocrinus goniodactylus, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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| Subclass: | Camerata |
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| Family: | Cyathocrinitidae Roemer 1854 |
These stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeders lived from the Silurian to the Permian periods (436.0 - 254.0 Ma).[1]
Genera
- Cyathocrinites
- Cyathocrinus
- Gissocrinus
- Ichthyocrinus
- Meniscocrinus
- Occiducrinus
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