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Metacrinus
Sign in to saveMetacrinus is a genus of stalked crinoids in the family Isocrinidae. Members of this genus live on hard surfaces in deeper parts of the ocean. The genus has extant species and is also represented in the fossil record. Members of the genus grow to a maximum height of and are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumEchinodermata
- ClassCrinoidea
- OrderIsocrinida
- FamilyIsselicrinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 76
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Isselicrinidae
- Collections
- NMV, USNM, CAS, PRI, AM, UF
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Antarctica, Timor-Leste
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Metacrinus is a genus of stalked crinoids in the family Isocrinidae. Members of this genus live on hard surfaces in deeper parts of the ocean. The genus has extant species and is also represented in the fossil record. Members of the genus grow to a maximum height of and are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia.
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species in the genus: Metacrinus costatus Carpenter, 1884 Metacrinus interruptus Carpenter, 1884 Metacrinus levii Améziane-Cominardi, 1990 Metacrinus musorstomae Roux, 1981 Metacrinus nodosus Carpenter, 1884 Metacrinus rotundus Carpenter, 1885 Metacrinus serratus Döderlein, 1907 Metacrinus wyvillii Carpenter, 1884 Metacrinus zonatus AH Clark, 1908
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