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Melocrinites pentangularis (Cleland, 1911)

Melocrinites pentangularis
Melocrinites pentangularis

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Crinoidea
Order: Monobathrida
Family: Melocrinitidae
Genus: Melocrinites
Species: Melocrinites pentangularis (Cleland, 1911)

Information

Geological Range

Middle Devonian

Paleogeographic Distribution

Wisconsin

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Milwaukee Formation
Lindwurm Member

References

Gass et. al. (2019): pp. 120,121, fig. 222-224 (MPM P15431).

Remarks

None at this time.

Online Resources

None at this time.

Media

Images

Photograph of fossil of Melocrinites pentangularis (MPM P15426)
Melocrinites pentangularis from the Milwaukee Fm. (Lindwurm Mbr.) of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (MPM P15426).
Photograph of fossil of Melocrinites pentangularis.
Melocrinites pentangularis from the Milwaukee Fm. (Lindwurm Mbr.) of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (MPM P15431).

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