Lyracystis
Extinct genus of marine invertebrates
| Lyracystis Temporal range: BUrgess SHale PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Eocrinoidea |
| Order: | Gogiida |
| Family: | Lyracystidae |
| Genus: | Lyracystis Sprinkle & Collins 2006 |
| Species: | L. radiata (Sprinkle 1973) Sprinkle & Collins 2006[1] |
| Synonyms | |
| Gogia? radiata Sprinkle 1973 | |
Lyracystis radiata is an extinct genus of Cambrian eocrinoid echinoderm, fossils of which are known from the Burgess Shale of British Columbia, Canada. It is related to Gogia.
References
- ^ Sprinkle, J.; Collins, D. (2006). "New eocrinoids from the Burgess Shale, southern British Columbia, Canada, and the Spence Shale, northern Utah, USA". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 43: 303–322. Bibcode:2006CaJES..43..303S. doi:10.1139/E05-107.
External links
- "Lyracystis radiata". Burgess Shale Fossil Gallery. Virtual Museum of Canada. 2011. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12.
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