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Aaglacrinus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Crinoidea

Family
  
Dendrocrinidae

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Cladida

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Abrotocrinus, Crotalocrinites, Caleidocrinus, Dizygocrinus, Actinocrinites

Aaglacrinus is an extinct species of crinoidea in the Cladia order. It has been proposed that it was a stationary (attached) suspension feeder the hard parts of which were composed of magnesium calcite.

Species

There are currently 2 species in this genus, both of which are under the name Aaglaocrinus:

  • Aaglaocrinus bowsheri (Webster & Kues, 2006)
  • Aaglaocrinus sphaeri (Strimple 1949)
  • References

    Aaglacrinus Wikipedia