Cyathocrinites opinus (Crinoid)

Object/Artifact

Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

96.01.036

Description

One specimen of the crinoid species Cyathocrinites opinus. Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Crinoidea Order: †Cladida Family: †Cyathocrinitidae Genus: †Cyathocrinites Species: †C. opinus The genus Cyathocrinites was extant from the early Silurian through the Permian, but this species was endemic to the Mississippian.

Collection

Fossil Collection

Acquisition

Accession

96.01

Source or Donor

Crater Rock Museum

Acquisition Method

Gift