Iocrinus
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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
[edit]- Iocrinus brithdirensis
- Iocrinus crassus
- Iocrinus pauli
- Iocrinus shelvensis
- Iocrinus similis
- Iocrinus subcrassus
- Iocrinus trentonensis
- Iocrinus whitteryi
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iocrinus.
- Paleobiology Database entry
- Iocrinus in the Ordovician of England and Wales[permanent dead link]
- Stuart M. Kelly, Functional Morphology and Evolution of Iocrinus: An Ordovician Disparid Inadunate Crinoid, Indiana University, 1978.
- ^ "Iocrinus". Atlas of Ordovician Life. 2013-12-07. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
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