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Extinct genus of crinoids

Solanocrinus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic to Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Genus: †Solanocrinus
Münster, 1839
Species: S. thiollieri
Binomial name
Solanocrinus thiollieri
Loriol, 1888

Solanocrinus thiollieri is an extinct species of crinoids from Jura, France. Like other feather stars, Solanocrinus did not have a stem and was not attached to the ocean floor. Instead, it possessed 22 prehensile tendrils, called "cirri," which it used to grab onto rocks.

Paleontologist Perceval de Loriol named the species after geologist and paleoichthyologist Victor Thiollière in 1895.

References

  1. Bernier, Paul; Barale, Georges; Bourseau, Jean-Paul; Buffetaut, Eric; Gaillard, Christian; Gall, Jean-Claude; Wenz, Sylvie (2014-07-01). "The lithographic limestones of Cerin (southern Jura Mountains, France). A synthetic approach and environmental interpretation". Comptes Rendus Palevol. Lagerstätten français et fossiles à conservation exceptionnelle. 13 (5): 383–402. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2014.01.006. ISSN 1631-0683.
  2. Ramousse, Raymond; François, Martine (February 7, 2012). "THIOLLIERE Victor dit Thiollière de Lisle". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
Taxon identifiers
Solanocrinus
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