Extinct genus of echinoderms
Lepidocystis eocrinoid , closely related toKinzercystis [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] brachioles arising as lateral branches from its arms.[ 4]
It is only known from the late Botomian =Cambrian Series 2 Kinzers Formation.[ 5]
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