Neocrinus

Neocrinus
Temporal range:
Neocrinus decorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Isocrinida
Family: Balanocrinidae
Subfamily: Balanocrininae
Genus:
Thomson, 1864
Synonyms[1]
  • 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,[2] and currently contains three known extant species.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
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