''Actinocrinites'' (from el, ἀκτίς , 'ray' and el, κρίνω 'to perceive') is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

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of crinoids.

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil record from the

Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60.3 million years from the end of the Silurian, million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, Mya. It is named after Devon, England, whe ...

period to the

Permian The Permian ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system which spans 47 million years from the end of the Carboniferous Period million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Triassic Period 251.9 Mya. It is the last period of the Paleoz ...

period (age range: 360.7 to 290.1 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Australia, China, Europe and United States. Paleobiology Database
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Species

Species within this genus include: *†''Actinocrinites batheri'' Whidborne 1896 *†''Actinocrinites brouweri'' Wanner 1924 *†''Actinocrinites zhaoae'' Waters et al. 2003 *†''Actinocrinites triacontadactylus''

References

Monobathrida Devonian crinoids Carboniferous animals of Europe Prehistoric echinoderms of Europe Mississippian animals of North America Devonian first appearances Permian genus extinctions Carboniferous crinoids Permian crinoids {{paleo-crinoidea-stub