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Extinct genus of crinoids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Actinocrinites (from Greek: ἀκτίς aktís, 'ray' and Greek: κρῖνον krinon 'lily') is an extinct genus of crinoids.

Class:Crinoidea
Order:†Monobathrida
Family:†Actinocrinitidae
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Actinocrinites
Temporal range: Devonian - Permian
A. gibsoni, National Museum of Natural History
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: †Monobathrida
Family: †Actinocrinitidae
Genus: †Actinocrinites
Miller, 1821 [1]
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Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Devonian period to the Permian period (age range: 360.7 to 290.1 million years ago).[2] Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Australia, China, Europe and United States.[3]

Species

Species within this genus include:[3]

  • †Actinocrinites batheri Whidborne 1896
  • †Actinocrinites brouweri Wanner 1924
  • †Actinocrinites zhaoae Waters et al. 2003
  • †Actinocrinites triacontadactylus

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