Lecythiocrinus

Lecythiocrinus
Temporal range: Pennsylvanian
~318–303 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: †Cyathocrinida
Family: †Codiacrinidae
Subfamily: †Codiacrininae
Genus: †Lecythiocrinus
White 1880
Species

L. asymmetricus Moore and Strimple, 1973[1]
L. sacculus Bowsher and Strimple, 1986[2]

Lecythiocrinus is an extinct genus of sea lily belonging to the order Cyathocrinida and family Codiacrinidae.[1][3] Species of this genus have been found in Pennsylvanian beds in Australia[3] and North America.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Moore, R.C.; Strimple, H.L. (1973). "Lower Pennsylvanian (Morrowan) crinoids from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas". University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions, Echinodermata Article. 60 (12): 1–84. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Webster, G.D.; Kues, B.S. (February 2006). "Pennsylvanian crinoids of New Mexico" (PDF). New Mexico Geology. 28 (1): 3–37. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Webster, G.D. (January 1987). "Permian crinoids from the type-section of the Callytharra Formation, Callytharra Springs, Western Australia". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 11 (2): 95–135. doi:10.1080/03115518708618982.


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