Biology:Platycrinitidae

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Short description: Extinct family of crinoids

Platycrinitidae
Temporal range: Devonian–Permian
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Platycrinitidae - Platycrinites hemisphaericus.JPG
Fossil specimens of Platycrinites hemisphaericus from United States, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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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]

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q18388943 entry