Neocrinus

Neocrinus
Temporal range: 23.03–Recent Ma
Neocrinus decorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Superorder: Articulata
Order: Isocrinida
Family: Balanocrinidae
Subfamily: Balanocrininae
Genus: Neocrinus
Thomson, 1864
Synonyms
  • Hypalocrinus Clark, 1908

Neocrinus is a genus of crinoids in the family Balanocrinidae, which is otherwise extinct (this genus being a relict). Members of this genus appeared in the fossil record 23.03 million years ago in the Miocene Epoch, and currently contains three known extant species.

Species

References

  1. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Neocrinus Thomson, 1864". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
  2. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2019-03-31.