''Neocrinus'' is a genus of
crinoid
Crinoids are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea. Crinoids that are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk in their adult form are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms are called feather stars or comatulids, which are ...
s in the family
Isocrinidae
Isocrinidae is one of four extant families of crinoids in the order Isocrinida.Messing, C. (2014)Isocrinidae Gislén, 1924 In: Messing, C. (2014) World List of Crinoidea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species
Genera
*'' Hypalocrinus ...
, that contains only two known species.
Members of this genus appeared on Earth 23.03 million years ago in the
Miocene Epoch
The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" ...
.
Species
* ''
Neocrinus blakei'' (Carpenter, 1884)
* ''
Neocrinus decorus
''Neocrinus decorus'' is a species of crinoid in the family Isocrinidae. ''Neocrinus decorus'' has been around for 23.03 million years, and lives at depths from 154 to 1219 meters near the Caribbean of Venezuela, living on hard substrate.
Synon ...
'' (Thomson, 1864)
References
Isocrinidae
Crinoid genera
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