Decadocrinus

Decadocrinus
Temporal range: Early Carboniferous
Decadocrinus depressus on display at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Family: Decadocrinidae
Genus: Decadocrinus
Wachsmuth & Springer, 1879[1]

Decadocrinus is an extinct genus of crinoids from the Early Carboniferous of Europe and North America.

The following species are assigned to this genus:[1]

  • Decadocrinus crassidactylus Laudon, 1936
  • Decadocrinus pachydactylus Laudon, 1936
  • Decadocrinus spinulifer Laudon, 1936
  • Decadocrinus subhemisphericus Moore & Plummer, 1940

References

  1. ^ a b "Decadocrinus Wachsmuth & Springer, 1879". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 March 2026.