eocrinoid

fossil echinoderm
Also known as: Eocrinoidea

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annotated classification

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    In echinoderm: Annotated classification

    †Class Eocrinoidea Lower Cambrian to Silurian about 430,000,000–570,000,000 years ago; body usually consisting of stem, theca, and feeding brachioles. †Class Blastoidea Silurian to Permian about 280,000,000–430,000,000 years ago; stem, theca with 18–21 plates arranged in 4 rings; numerous feeding brachioles; distinctive infoldings of theca (hydrospires)

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