Kingdom Animalia Order Cyathocrinida Phylum Echinodermata | Class Crinoidea Family Crotalocrinitidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Periechocrinus, Eucalyptocrinites, Caleidocrinus, Sagenocrinites, Abrotocrinus | ||
Crotalocrinites, also known as the feather star, is a genus of extinct sea lily belonging to the family Crotalocrinitidae. These feather stars were stationary intermediate-level organisms feeding on suspension epifauna. They lived in the Silurian period, from the Upper Wenlock age (428.2 ± 1.5 to 422.9 ± 2.8 mya) to the Ludlow age (422.9 ± 1.5 to 418.7 ± 2.8 mya).
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Distribution
Devonian of Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. Silurian of Norway, Russia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and United States (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin).
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