Biology:Platycrinitidae
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Short description: Extinct family of crinoids
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Fossil specimens of Platycrinites hemisphaericus from United States, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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Family: | Platycrinitidae Bassler 1938
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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
References
Wikidata ☰ Q18388943 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycrinitidae.
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