Superorder

Flexibilia Zittel, 1895

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Selection of related publications

Wright, D. F., Toom, U. 2017. New crinoids from the Baltic region (Estonia): fossil tip-dating phylogenetics constrains the origin and Ordovician-Silurian diversification of the Flexibilia (Echinodermata). Palaeontology 60, 6, 893-910. DOI:10.1111/pala.12324

Ausich, W. I., Wilson, M. A. 2016. Llandovery (early Silurian) crinoids from Hiiumaa Island, western Estonia. Journal of Paleontology 90, 6, 1138-1147. DOI:10.1017/jpa.2016.120

Ausich, W. I., Wilson, M. A., Vinn, O. 2015. Wenlock and Pridoli (Silurian) crinoids from Saaremaa, western Estonia (Phylum Echinodermata). Journal of Paleontology 89, 1, 72-81. DOI:10.1017/jpa.2014.6

Ausich, W. I., Wilson, M. A., Vinn, O. 2012. Crinoids from the Silurian of Western Estonia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57, 3, 613-631. DOI:10.4202/app.2010.0094

Franzén, C. 1983. Ecology and taxonomy of Silurian crinoids from Gotland. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis 665, 1-31.

Franzén, C. 1982. A Silurian crinoid thanatotope from Gotland. GFF 103, 4, 469-490. DOI:10.1080/11035898209453725

Bekker, H. 1924. Devon Irboska ümbruses: stratigraafia, fauna ja paleogeograafia. Eesti Loodusteaduse Arhiiv X, 1, 1-55. K. Mattiesen.

Angelin, N. P. 1878. Iconographica Crinoideorum in stratis Sueciae siluricis fossilium. 2. Cystidea. pp. 1-62. Samson & Wallin.

Pacht, R. 1852. Dimerocrinites Oligoptilus : ein Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Gattung Dimerocrinites : (mit drei lithographirten Tafeln). pp. 1-30. Buchdruckerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

List of species

1. Anisocrinus interradiatus Angelin, 1878 | upper Silurian

2. Calpiocrinus ovatus Angelin, 1878 | Wenlock

3. Calpiocrinus rotundatus Springer, 1906 | Wenlock

4. Clidochirus pyrum Angelin, 1878 | Wenlock

5. Haereticotaxocrinus asper Franzén, 1982 | Ludlow

6. Haereticotaxocrinus oblongatus (Angelin, 1878) | Wenlock

7. Homalocrinus liljevalli Springer, 1920

8. Homalocrinus parabasalis Angelin, 1878

9. Ichtyocrinus gotlandicus Wachsmuth et Springer, 1880

10. Icthyocrinus pyriformis (Phillips, 1839) | Wenlock

11. Meristocrinus interbrachiatus (Angelin, 1878) | upper Silurian

12. Paerticrinus arvosus Wright et Toom, 2017 | Juuru Stage

13. Protaxocrinus distensis (Angelin, 1878)

14. Protaxocrinus interbrachiatus (Angelin, 1878) | Wenlock

15. Protaxocrinus ovalis (Angelin, 1878) | Wenlock→Ludlow

16. Protaxocrinus salteri (Angelin, 1878) | Wenlock

17. Tintinnabulicrinus estoniensis Wright et Toom, 2017 | Keila Stage

Classification

Organism group	Biota
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Echinodermata
Subphylum	Pelmatozoa
Class	Crinoidea
Superclass	Pentacrinoidea
Infraclass	Inadunata
Parvclass	Cladida
Superorder	Flexibilia
Order	Sagenocrinida
	Taxocrinida
Superorder	Porocrinoidea
Magnorder	Eucladida
Order	Cyathocrinidida
Family	Botryocrinidae
	Metabolocrinidae