Taxocrinus
{{Short description|Extinct genus of crinoids}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Taxocrinus
| image = Taxocrinidae - Taxocrinus.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = Fossil of Taxocrinus species (on the right)
| fossil_range = {{fossil range|428.2 |326.4|Silurian - Carboniferous}}
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Echinodermata
| classis = Crinoidea
| ordo = Taxocrinida
| familia = Taxocrinidae
| genus = Taxocrinus
| genus_authority = Phillips, 1843
}}
Fossil records
This genus is known in the fossil record from the Silurian period to the Carboniferous period (age range: from 428.2 to 326.4 million years ago). These fossils have been found in United Kingdom, United States, Australia, China, the Czech Republic and Germany.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=32470 Fossilworks]
Species
- Taxocrinus anomalus Waters et al. 2003
- Taxocrinus macrodactylus Phillips 1841
- Taxocrinus stultus Whidborne 1896
- Taxocrinus telleri Springer, 1920
References
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- See also List of crinoid genera
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Category:Prehistoric crinoid genera
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