Crinoid Scyphocrinus Plaque

$25.00

Adult crinoids Scyphocrinus are characterized by having the mouth located on the upper surface. This is surrounded by feeding arms, and is linked to a U-shaped gut, with the anus being located on the oral disc near the mouth.

Description

Crinoid Scyphocrinus Plaque measures 190x145mm or 7.5×5.7 inches. The Crinoid Scyphocrinus Plaque is Museum quality polyurethane resin cast made in the USA. Scyphocrinus, is an extinct genus of crinoids. Species belonging to this genus lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods. Our precise plant fossils can be used as a teaching tool for Paleobotany, museum exhibits, home décor or office décor.

Crinoids Scyphocrinus are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea, one of the classes of the phylum Echinodermata, which also includes the starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers.

Those crinoids which, in their adult form, are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms are called feather stars or comatulids, being members of the largest crinoid order, Comatulida.

Adult crinoids Scyphocrinus are characterized by having the mouth located on the upper surface. This is surrounded by feeding arms, and is linked to a U-shaped gut, with the anus being located on the oral disc near the mouth.

Although the basic echinoderm pattern of fivefold symmetry can be recognized, in most crinoids the five arms are subdivided into ten or more. These have feathery pinnules and are spread wide to gather planktonic particles from the water.

At some stage in their life, most crinoids Scyphocrinus have a stem used to attach themselves to the substrate, but many live attached only as juveniles and become free-swimming as adults.

There are only about 600 living species of crinoid, but the class was much more abundant and diverse in the past. Some thick limestone beds dating to the mid-to late-Paleozoic era are almost entirely made up of disarticulated crinoid fragment

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Additional information

Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 7.5 × .7 in
Crinoid Scyphocrinus Facts

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Subphylum: Crinozoa
Class: Crinoidea