Ectenocrinus simplex


Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Echinodermata
Subphylum
Crinozoa
Class
Crinoidea
Subclass
Inadunata
Superorder
Disparida
Order
Homocrinida
Family
Homocrinidae
Binomial Name
Ectenocrinus simplex
Formation
Neuville Formation (Trenton Group)
Locale
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Age
Late Ordovician
Notes
The species name well deserved. This is a simple crinoid -- it has a stem, calyx, five arms, and pinnules on the arms. Everything a crinoid must have, and nothing it doesn't need to have.

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Ectenocrinus simplex


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