Lyriocrinus melissa

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Subclass: Camerata Order: Diplobrathrida Family: Rhodocrinitoidea Genus: Lyriocrinus (Hall, 1852) Species: Lyriocrinus melissa (Hall, 1863) Three large calyx specimens with prominent star-shaped axial canal.

Specifications

Object nameLyriocrinus melissa
IDUNB-2019-0544
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Crinozoa
Class:
Crinoidea
Subclass:
Camerata
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Silurian
Epoch:
Wenlock
Numeric age433.4 Mya
OriginWaldron, Indiana, U.S.A.
Pieces3
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 4.3cm x 3.8cm x 2.4cm
  • 3.3cm x 2.6cm x 2cm
  • 3.3cm x 3cm x 1.8cm

Map of Origin