Scyphocrinus Explained

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]

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

Notes and References

1. http://eol.org/pages/4707494/overview Encyclopedia of Life
2. http://www.organismnames.com/details.htm?lsid=4320073 Organism Names
3. Frank Springer On the Crinoid Genus Scyphocrinus and its bulbous root Camarocrinus