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Devonian Crinoids and Blastoids at the Falls of the Ohio and Surrounding Areas

                 

Crinoid and Blastoid Faunal List

 

                                                                                                  Jeffersonville       Beechwood

                                                                                                  Limestone           Limestone

Blastoids

Elaeacrinus greenei (Miller & Gurley)                                           X

Elaeacrinus venustus (Miller & Gurley)                                        X

Elaeacrinus verneuili (Roemer)                                                   X

Eleuthrocrinus cassedayi Shumard & Yandell                            X                          X

Placoblastus angularis (Lyon)                                                                                  X

Trionoblastus? americanus (Shumard)                                       X

Trionoblastus pyramidatus (Shumard)                                        X

 

Crinoids

Ancyrocrinus bulbosus Hall                                                                                     X

Ancyrocrinus spinosus Hall                                                          X

Aorocrinus cassedayi Lyon                                                                                     X

Aorocrinus cassedayi var. charlestownensis Rowley                                             X

Aorocrinus clarkensis Springer                                                    X

Aorocrinus depressus Rowley                                                                                 X

Comanthocrinus indianensis (Miller & Gurley)                                                         X

Comanthocrinus priscus Springer                                               X

Dolatocrinus amplus Miller & Gurley                                                                        X

Dolatocrinus argutus Miller & Gurley                                                                        X

Dolatocrinus asperatus Miller & Gurley                                                                    X

Dolatocrinus bellarugosus Miller & Gurley                                                                X

Dolatocrinus bellulus Miller & Gurley                                                                       X

Dolatocrinus bulbaceus Miller & Gurley                                                                    X

Dolatocrinus corporosus Miller & Gurley                                                                  X

Dolatocrinus depressus Miller                                                                                  X

Dolatocrinus exornatus Miller & Gurley                                                                    X

Dolatocrinus exstans Springer                                                    X

Dolatocrinus fungiferus Rowley                                                                               X

Dolatocrinus grandis Miller & Gurley                                            X

Dolatocrinus greenei Miller & Gurley                                                                        X

Dolatocrinus indianensis Miller & Gurley                                                                  X

Dolatocrinus insuetus Rowley                                                     X

Dolatocrinus lacus Lyon                                                                                           X

Dolatocrinus lineolatus Miller & Gurley                                                                     X

Dolatocrinus magnificus Miller & Gurley                                                                  X

Dolatocrinus major Wachsmuth & Springer                               X

Dolatocrinus marshi Lyon                                                           X

Dolatocrinus multibrachiatus Rowley                                         X

Dolatocrinus nodosus Miller & Gurley                                                                      X

Dolatocrinus ornatus Meek                                                         X

Dolatocrinus pyramidatus Springer                                            X

Dolatocrinus rotundus Springer                                                 X

Dolatocrinus spinosus Miller & Gurley                                       X

Dolatocrinus stellifer Miller & Gurley                                                                        X

Dolatocrinus venustus Miller & Gurley                                                                    X

Gennaeocrinus kentuckiensis Shumard?                                                              X

Hadrocrinus discus Lyon                                                           X

Halysiocrinus carinatus Springer                                                                            X

Hemerocrinus plenissimus (Lyon)                                             X

Megistocrinus depressus Hall                                                                                 X

Megistocrinus knappi Lyon & Casseday                                   X

Megistocrinus rugosus Lyon & Casseday                                                              X

Megistocrinus spinulosus Lyon                                                X

 “Poteriocrinus” cylindicus Lyon                                                X

“Poteriocrinus” simplex Lyon                                                     X

Crinoid and Blastoid Page

Created July 28, 2010, Updated August 10.