Solanocrinus thiollieri is an extinct species of crinoids from Jura, France.[1] 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.
| Solanocrinus Temporal range: Late Jurassic to Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Crinoidea |
| Genus: | †Solanocrinus Münster, 1839 |
| Species: | †S. thiollieri |
| Binomial name | |
| †Solanocrinus thiollieri Loriol, 1888 | |
Paleontologist Perceval de Loriol named the species after geologist and paleoichthyologist Victor Thiollière in 1895.[2]
References
edit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ramousse, Raymond; François, Martine (February 7, 2012). "THIOLLIERE Victor dit Thiollière de Lisle". Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
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