Aaglacrinus

Extinct genus of crinoids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aaglacrinus is an extinct genus of crinoidea in the Cladida order.[4][5][6][7][8] It has been proposed that it was a stationary (attached) suspension feeder the hard parts of which were composed of magnesium calcite.[4][9]

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Aaglacrinus
Temporal range: 359.2–299.0 Ma Carboniferous[1]
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Dendrocrinidae
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Aaglacrinus

G. D. Webster, 1981[2][3]
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Synonyms

Aaglaocrinus[2][3]

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Species

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

  • Aaglaocrinus bowsheri (Webster & Kues, 2006)[10][11]
  • Aaglaocrinus sphaeri (Strimple 1949)[12][13][14]

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