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Extinct family of crinoids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Encrinidae is an extinct family of crinoids belonging to the order Encrinida.
Encrinidae Temporal range: [1] | |
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Fossil specimens of Encrinus liliformis from United Kingdom, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Crinoidea |
Order: | †Encrinida |
Family: | †Encrinidae Dujardin and Hupé |
These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived during the Silurian-Triassic periods. Fossils of this family have been found in the sediments of Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and, United States.[1]
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