Biology:Iocrinus
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Short description: Extinct genus of crinoids
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| Iocrinus subcrassus | |
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| Family: | Iocrinidae
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| Genus: | Iocrinus
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Iocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoid[1] (sea lilies and feather stars). It is an early form of crinoid, from the Ordovician rock of North America, England , and Gilwern Hill, Powys in Wales.
Selected species
- Iocrinus brithdirensis
- Iocrinus crassus
- Iocrinus pauli
- Iocrinus shelvensis
- Iocrinus similis
- Iocrinus subcrassus
- Iocrinus trentonensis
- Iocrinus whitteryi
References
- Paleobiology Database entry
- Iocrinus in the Ordovician of England and Wales[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- Stuart M. Kelly, Functional Morphology and Evolution of Iocrinus: An Ordovician Disparid Inadunate Crinoid, Indiana University, 1978.
- ↑ "Iocrinus" (in en-US). 2013-12-07. https://www.ordovicianatlas.org/atlas/echinodermata/crinoidea/disparida/iocrinidae/iocrinus/.
Wikidata ☰ Q12060781 entry
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