Scyphocrinus

Scyphocrinus Temporal range: Silurian to Devonian
Scyphocrinus elegans from Morocco. Lower Devonian (410 Ma)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Crinoidea
Order:	Monobathrida
Genus:	Scyphocrinus Zenker
Synonyms
Camarocrinus

Scyphocrinus, is an extinct genus of crinoids. Species belonging to this genus lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods (from 443.4 to 358.9 Ma). ^{[1] [2]}

The crinoid genus Camarocrinus have been considered by some authors the bulbous distal end of the stem of Scyphocrinus, having the function of a root and fixing the crinoid to the sea button. ^[3]

Fossil of Scyphocrinites from Silurian, found in Morocco.

Species

• Scyphocrinus elegans Zenker, 1833

See also

• List of prehistoric echinoderms
• Paleobiology Database
• Sepkoski, Jack phylum Echinodermata
• Stephen K. Donovan and David N. Lewis The mid-Palaeozoic camerate crinoid Scyphocrinites Zenker in southwest England

References

1. Encyclopedia of Life
2. Organism Names
3. Frank Springer On the Crinoid Genus Scyphocrinus and its bulbous root Camarocrinus