Dizygocrinus
Extinct genus of crinoids
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Dizygocrinus is a genus of extinct sea lily from the family Batocrinidae.
| Dizygocrinus Temporal range: [1] | |
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| Fossil of Dizygocrinus from Carboniferous of Indiana (U.S.A.) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Order: | †Monobathrida |
| Family: | †Batocrinidae |
| Genus: | †Dizygocrinus Wachsmuth and Springer, 1897 [2] |
These stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeders lived in the Carboniferous period of United States, from 345.0 to 342.8 Ma.[1]
Species
- Dizygocrinus biturbinatus (Hall)
- Dizygocrinus indianaensis (Lyon and Casseday)
- Dizygocrinus caroli (Hall)
- Dizygocrinus whitei (Wachsmuth and Springer)
- Dizygocrinus originarius (Wachsmuth and Springer)
- Dizygocrinus montgomeryensis (Worthen)
- Dizygocrinus gorbyi (Miller)
- Dizygocrinus venustus (Miller)
- Dizygocrinus peculiaris (Miller and Gurley)
- Dizygocrinus mutabilis (Wachsmuth and Springer)
- Dizygocrinus cantonensis (Wachsmuth and Springer)
