Lecythiocrinus

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

L. asymmetricus Moore and Strimple, 1973
L. sacculus Bowsher and Strimple, 1986

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.