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Scytalocrinus validus

Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, United States

Crinoids, often misleadingly called “sea lilies,” are extant (living) marine filter-feeders which latch onto surfaces underwater using holdfasts at the distal end of their column. A crinoid’s arms extend out from its cup or calyx, the structure at the end of its column. These organisms survive by catching small particles of food with their arms and pulling these scraps into their mouths. Don’t let the flower-like shape of this “lily” deceive you - crinoids are actually animals. (William Ausich 1996, “Phylum Echinodermata”)

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  • Title: Scytalocrinus validus
  • Location Created: Crawfordsville
  • Type: Natural object
  • Taxonomy: Animalia, Echinodermata, Crinoidea, Scytalocrinidae
  • Specimen Number: CMNH 2509
  • Rock Unit: Edwardsville Formation
  • Image Credit: Jacob Kordeleski, CMNH & Hawken School
  • Geological Period: Paleozoic, Carboniferous, Mississippian, Viséan
  • Geography: Montgomery, Indiana, United States
  • Department: Invertebrate Paleontology
  • Age: 346.7-330.9 million years
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