Encrinidae is an extinct family of crinoids belonging to the order Encrinida.
These stationary epifaunal suspension feeders lived during the Silurian-Triassic periods. Fossils of this family have been found in the sediments of Austria, China, Germany, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and, United States.
Genera Carnallicrinus Cassianocrinus Chelocrinus Encrinus Zardinicrinus
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