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Echinoderms:
This group contains a variety of marine animals characterized by spiny exoskeletons and a five-fold symmetry. They are one of the most important invertebrate phyla, being members of most ocean-floor communities. They are all marine and almost all live on the bottom. Fossils of echinoderms can be found in rocks dating as far back as the Cambrian. They have a unique water vascular system consisting of water-filled sacs and canals that project at the surface as tube feet, and are used for sensing, feeding, locomotion and respiration. There are about 15 classes of extinct echinoderms (of which the cystoids and blastoids are the most famous) and 5 classes of living echinoderms: the echinoids (sea urchins), asteroids (starfish), ophiuroids (brittle stars), crinoids (sea lilies and feather stars) and holothuroids (sea cucumbers).
Bibliography:
Die Crinoiden des Rheinischen Devons, E. Schmidt, 1934, Preußischen Geologischen Landesanstalt (Berlin, Germany)
Treatise on invertebrate palaeontology, 1957 (updated since), part Echinodermata, Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas Press
Die Asterozoen in den Dachschiefern des rheinischen Unterdevons, W.M. Lehmann, 1957, Direktion des Hessischen Landesamtes für Bodenforschung (Wiesbaden, Germany)
Die fossilen Echinodermen des Schweizer Juras, H. Hess, 1975, Naturhistorischen Museum (Basel, Switzerland)
Invertebrate palaeontology and evolution, part 9 (Echinoderms, p. 262 – 317), E.N.K. Clarkson, 1998 (4th ed.), Blackwell Science Ltd. (Oxford, UK)
Fossil crinoids, H. Hess, 1999, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK)

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Pterocoma pennata #PP0843
Large free swimming Sea-lily
Upper Jurassic, 148 Million years old
Eichstatt, Germany
Size fossil span: 4.6 inch / 11.5 cm
Size plate:  26 by 19 cm
Price: Euro 
Conoclypeus giganteus #CC0773
Gigantic echinoid in matrix. (15 Kilogram)
Middle Eocene, 40 Million years old
St.Pankraz, Salzburg, Austria
Size : 6 inch / 15 cm
Price : Euro 
Traumatocrinus sp. #EC0584
Middle Triassic, 230 Million years old
Guanling formation
Xingyi, Guizhou prov, China
Matrix size: 9.6 by 10.4 inch / 28.5 by 31 cm
Size crinoid high: 6 inch / 15 cm approx
Price : Euro 950.--
Encrinus carnalli #EC0585
Middle Triassic, 230 Million years old
Guanling formation
Xingyi, Guizhou prov., China

Matrix size: 9.6 by 10.4 inch / 24 by 26 cm
Price : Euro 560.--

Reboulicidaris rebouli #RR0425
Pliensbachian, 184 Million years old
Amellago, Atlas, Marocco
Size : 0.8 inch / 2 cm
Price : Euro 
Dubarechinus despujolsi #DD0426
Pliensbachian, 184 Million years old
Amellago, Atlas, Marocco

Size : 0.72 inch / 1.8 cm
Price : Euro 30.--

Studeria subcarinata #SS0427
Oligocene, 28 Million years old
Doburg bei Bunde, Germany
Size : 1 inch / 2.5 cm
Price : Euro 20.--
Orthopsis amellagense #OA0428
Pliensbachian, 184 Million years old
Amellago, Atlas, Marocco

Size : 0.52 inch / 1.3 cm
Price : Euro 10.--
Coenholectypus subpentagonalis #DS0429
Cenomanian, 95 Million years old
Mamamad, Mai'n, Madaba, Jordan
Size : 0.8 inch / 2 cm
Price : Euro 
Plegiocidaris cervicalis #PC0430
Oxfordian, 160 Million years old
Friesener Warte, Bayern, Germany
Size : 1.8 inch / 4.5 cm
Price : Euro 30.--
Mercaster arnonesis #MA0431
Santonian, 84 Million years old
Wadi al Mujib, Jordan
Size : 1.2 inch / 3 cm
Price : Euro 25.--
Stomechinus tinginatus #ST0432
Pliensbachian, 184 Million years old
Amellago, Atlas, Marocco

Size : 0.8 inch / 2 cm
Price : Euro 25.--
Maretia hoffmanni #MM0433
Oligocene, 28 Million years old
Doburg bei Bunde, Germany
Size : 1.72 inch / 4.3 cm
Price : Euro 55.--
Encrinus liliformis #CK0398
Triassic,Upper Muschelkalk 230 Million years old
Crailsheim, Germany
Size biggest: 4.8 inch / 11.5 cm
Matrix size: 27 by 19 cm
Price : Euro 650.--
Encrinus liliformis #TK0361
Triassic,Upper Muschelkalk 230 Million years old
Crailsheim, Germany
Size biggest: 3.8 inch / 9.5 cm
Matrix size: 20 by 15 cm
Price : Euro 250.--
Encrinus liliformis #TK0362
Triassic,Upper Muschelkalk 230 Million years old
Crailsheim, Germany
Size : 2.8 inch / 7cm
Matrix size: 17 by 9 cm
Price : Euro 175.--
Heteraster texanus #HT0302
Albian, Cretaceous 110 Million years old
Bell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Size : 1.2 inch / 3 cm
Price : Euro 
Heteraster texanus #HT0303
Albian, Cretaceous 110 Million years old
Bell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Size : 1.56 inch / 3.9 cm
Price : Euro 15.--
Phymosoma texanum #PT0304
Albian, Cretaceous 110 Million years old
Bell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Size : 1.44 inch / 3.6 cm
Price : Euro 30.--
Phymosoma texanum #PT0305
Albian, Cretaceous 110 Million years old
Bell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Size : 1.32 inch / 3.3 cm
Price : Euro 30.--
Phymosoma volanum #PV0306
Cenomanian, Cretaceous 95 Million years old
Arlington, Texas, U.S.A.
Size : 1 inch / 2.5 cm
Price : Euro 20.--
Phymosoma volanum #PV0307
Cenomanian, Cretaceous 95 Million years old
Arlington, Texas, U.S.A.
Size : 0.76 inch / 1.9 cm
Price : Euro 20.--
Phymosoma mexicanum #PM0308
Albian, Cretaceous 110 Million years old
Bell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Size : 0.64 inch / 1.6 cm
Price : Euro 10.--
Phymosoma mexicanum #PM0309
Albian, Cretaceous 110 Million years old
Bell County, Texas, U.S.A.
Size : 0.64 inch / 1.6 cm
Price : Euro 10.--
Disaster subelongatus #0996
L.Valanginian, Cretaceous 140 Million years old
Agroud, Agadir, Marocco
Size : 1.08 inch / 2.7 cm
Price : Euro 20.--
Petalobrissus cf. setifensis #0997
Maastrictian, Cretaceous 66 Million years old
Jebel Rawdah, Hatta, Oman
Size : 0.72 inch / 1.8 cm
Price : Euro 12.--
Salenia prestensis #0998
Aptian, Cretaceous 115 Million years old
Morella, Casellon, Spain
Size : 0.4 inch / 1 cm
Price : Euro 
Nucleopyrina cylindrica #0999
Aptian, Cretaceous 115 Million years old
Rubielos de Mora, Teruel, Spain
Size : 0.6 inch / 1.5 cm
Price : Euro 20.--
Anorthopygus orbicularis #0002
Cenomanian, Cretaceous 95 Million years old
Alfoz, Cantabria, Spain
Size : 0.68 inch / 1.7 cm
Price : Euro 30.--
Petalobrissus trigonopygus #0003
Turonian, Cretaceous 91 Million years old
Bounia, Atlas, Marocco
Size : 0.88 inch / 2.2 cm
Price : Euro 24.--
Coenholectypus larteti #0005
Cenomanian, Cretaceous 95 Million years old
Al Adasiyah, Na'ur, Jordan
Size : 0.72 inch / 1.8 cm
Price : Euro 
Tetragramma malbosi #0006
Aptian, Cretaceous 115 Million years old
Allepuz, Teruel, Spain
Size : 1.48 inch / 3.7 cm
Price : Euro 40.--
Aphelaster integer #0008
L. Valaginian, Cretaceous 140 Million years old
Cap Rhir, Agadir, Marocco
Size : 2.6 inch / 4 cm
Price : Euro 40.--
Mecaster cubicus #0009
Cenomanian, Cretaceous 95 Million years old
Hamamad M'ain, Madaba, Jordan
Size : 2.12 inch / 5.3 cm
Price : Euro 25.--
Mecaster cubicus #0010
Cenomanian, Cretaceous 95 Million years old
Hamamad M'ain, Madaba, Jordan
Size : 1.48 inch / 3.7 cm
Price : Euro 22.--
Petalobrissus rawdahensis #0011
Maastrichtian, Cretaceous 66 Million years old
Jebel Rawdah, Hatta, Oman
Size : 0.8 inch / 2 cm
Price : Euro 28.--
Mecaster syriacus #0012
Cenomanian, Cretaceous 95 Million years old
Al Adasiyah, Na'ur, Jordan
Size : 1.4 inch / 3.5 cm
Price : Euro 12.--
Mecaster fourneli #0014
variant latigrunda
Santonian, Cretaceous 85 Million years old
Wadi al Mujib, Jordan
Size : 1.36 inch / 3.4 cm
Price : Euro 15.--
Toxaster granosus #0015
variant kiliani
U.Valangian, Cretaceous 137 Million years old
Trigance, France
Size : 1.24 inch / 3.1 cm
Price : Euro 22.--
Mecaster arnononensis #0016
Santonian, Cretaceous 85 Million years old
Wadi al Mujib, Jordan
Size : 1.4 inch / 3.5 cm
Price : Euro 20.--
Hemiaster angustipneuste #0017
Santonian, Cretaceous 85 Million years old
Choumen, Bulgaria
Size : 0.56 inch / 1.4 cm
Price : Euro 15.--
Faujasia eccentripora #0018
Maastrichtian, Cretaceous 66 Million years old
Jebel Rawdah, Hatta, Oman
Size : 1.48 inch / 3.7 cm
Price : Euro 50.--
Clypeaster cf.olisiponensis #0020
Seravallian, M.Miocene 12 Million years old
Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Size : 5 inch / 12.5 cm
Price : Euro 60.--
Echinolampas cf.barcinensis #0021
Miocene 10 Million years old
Aznalcoyar, Sevilla, Spain
Size : 5 inch / 12.5 cm
Price : Euro 100.--
Schizechinus serialis #SE951
3d piece
Pliocene 4 Million years old
Almaria, Spain
Size Echinoid: 2.8 inch / 5 cm
Price : Euro 50.--
Mecaster fourneli #OZ963
Santonian, U. Cretaceous 84 Million years old
Wadi al Mujib, Jordan
Size : 1.4 inch / 3.5 cm
Price : Euro 10.--
Salenia heberti #OZ965
Campanian, U. Cretaceous 80 Million years old
Coesfeld, Nordrhein Westfalen Germany
Size : 0.6 inch / 1.5 cm
Price : Euro 25.--
Mecaster fourneli #OZ760
Santonian, U. Cretaceous 84 Million years old
Wadi Mujib, Jordan
Size : 1.4 inch / 3.5 cm
Price : Euro 10.--
Thagastea luciani #OZ766
(De Loriol)
M.Eocene, 40 Million years old
Desert de Syrte, Lybia
Size : 0.6 inch / 1.5 cm
Price: Euro 15.--
Pliotoxaster paguieri #OZ767
(Lambert)
Aptian, L. Cretaceous 115 Million years old
Morella, Castellon, Spain
Size : 0.92 inch / 2.3 cm
Price : Euro 30.--
Petelobrissus rawdahensis #OZ768
(A.B.Smith)
Maastrichtian, U. Cretaceous 65 Million years old
Jebel, Rawdah, Hatta, Oman
Size : 0.64 inch / 1.6 cm
Price : Euro 20.--

Monodiadema cotteaui #OZ769
(De Loriol)

U. Oxfordian, 156 Million years old
Serra da Arrabida, Portugal
Size : 1.04 inch / 2.6 cm
Price : Euro

Ovulaster gauthieri #OZ770
(Cotteau)
Coniacian, U. Cretaceous 88 Million years old
Elche, Alicante, Spain
Size : 0.72 inch / 1.8 cm
Price : Euro 35.--
Hemicidaris intermediar #OZ771
U. Oxfordian, 156 Million years old
Liesberg, Switserland
Size : 1.44 inch / 3.6 cm
Price : Euro 60.--
Commatulids species #AI424
Undescribed centra of free swmiming Crinoid,
Old collection
Miocene, 20 Million years old
Mannum, South Australia
Size per specimen: 0.4 inch / 1cm
Price for all: Euro 100.--

Philipsaster selwyni #AI426
2 Rare Starfish, Old collection
Silurian, 425 Million years old
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Size : 0.36 inch / 0.9 cm
Price : Euro 100.--
Philipsaster selwyni #AI431
Very rare Starfish, Old collection
Dargile formation
Silurian, 425 Million years old
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Size : 0.4 inch / 1 cm
Price : Euro 100.--
Undescribed species #AI444
Very rare Crinoid, Old collection
Dargile formation
Silurian, 425 Million years old
Kilmore, Victoria, Australia
Size : 1.6 inch / 4 cm
Price : Euro 200.--
Lovenia forbesi #AI452
Echinoid
Miocene, 15 Million years old
Batesford, Victoria, Australia
Size : 1.2 inch / 3 cm
Price : Euro 20.--
Pisocrinus kosovensis #1251
Upper Silurian, Ludlow, 420 Million years old
Kosov quarry, Czech Republic
Size: 1 inch / 2.5 cm
Price : Euro 50.--
Geocoma carinata #OS1116
Upper Jurassic 148 Million years old
Solnhofen, Germany
Size plate: 4.8by 3.6 inch / 12 by 9 cm
Size fossil: 1.2 Inch / 3 cm
Price : Euro 20.--
Schizoblastus permicus #BT009
4 Blastoid specimens
U. Permian 250 Million years old
Basleo, Timor
Size biggest: 0.6 inch / 1.5 cm
Price big one: Euro 30.--
Price small one: Euro 20.-- per piece
Eucalyptocrinites spec. #001
Crinoids, Altfund/Old collection
from rare and since long closed site.

M. Devonian 380 Million years old
Gerollstein, Eiffel, Germany
Size Top: 0.96 inch / 2.4 cm
Size Bottom left: 1.36 inch / 3.4 cm
Size Bottom rigth: 1inch / 2.5 cm
Price Top: Euro 25.--
Price Bottom left: Euro 30.--
Price Bottom rigth: Euro 30.--
Hexacrinites spec. #003
Crinoids, Altfund/Old collection
from rare and since long closed site.

M. Devonian 380 Million years old
Gerollstein, Eiffel, Germany
Size Left: 1.8 inch / 4.5 cm
Size Rigth: 1.24 inch / 3.1 cm
Price Left: Euro 45.--
Price Rigth: Euro 50.--
Schizechinus serialis #585
3d piece
Pliocene 4 Million years old
Almaria, Spain
Size : 2.8 inch / 7 cm
Price : Euro 50.--
Schizaster canaliterus #586
3d piece
Pliocene 4 Million years old
Almaria, Spain
Size slab: 2 inch / 5 cm
Price : Euro 40.--
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Brissus spec. #588
Very Rare echinoids on 1 slab
Miocene 14 Million years old
Alicante, Spain
Size echinoid: 1 inch / 2.5 cm
Size slab: 10 by 6 inch / 25 by 15 cm
Price : Euro 190.--
Furcaster palaozoicus #603
Sea-star + (brachiopoda not shown)
L. Devonian 390 Million years old
Bundenbach, Germany
Size : 2.2 inch / 5.5 cm
Size plate: 11.2 by 6.8 inch / 28 by 17 cm
Price : Euro
Hapalocrinus frechi #610
Crinoid
L. Devonian 390 Million years old
Bundenbach, Germany
Size
crown heigth: 1.92 inch / 4.8 cm
Size plate: 9.6 by 6.4 inch / 24 by 16 cm
Price : Euro 70.--
Imitatocrinus gracilior #613
Crinoid
L. Devonian 390 Million years old
Bundenbach, Germany
Size largst
crown wide: 3.8 inch / 9.5 cm
Size plate: 8 by 8 inch / 20 by 20 cm
Price : Euro 600.--
Caleidocrinus multiramus #505
Middle Ordovician, 460 Million years old
Zahohany, Czech Republic
Size plate: 2.4 by 4 inch / 6 by 10 cm
Size: 2.4 inch / 6 cm
Price :  Euro 80.--

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Caleidocrinus multiramus #507
Middle Ordovician, 460 Million years old
Zahohany, Czech Republic
Size plate: 3 by 3 inch / 7.5 by 7.5 cm
Size : 2 inch / 5 cm
Price : Euro 80.--

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136mecaster.jpg (7054 bytes) Mecaster cubicus #136
Cenomanien, M. Cretaceous 95 Million years old
Ma'daba, Jordan
Size : 1.28 inch / 3.2 cm
Price : Euro 15.--
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Acrosalenia hemicidaroides #145
Several Echinoids with quills
Bajocien,M. Jurassic 175 Million years old
Charlesville, France
Size : 1 inch / 2.5 cm
Matrix : 5.2 by 4 inch / 13 by 10 cm
Price : Euro 115.--

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104arbacia.jpg (7679 bytes) Arbacia crenulata #104
Tamiami Form. Pliocene 4 Million years old
Punta Gorda, Florida, U.S.A.
Size : 0.8 inch / 2 cm
Price : Euro 27.--
Faujasia eccentripora #113
Maastrichtien,U. Cretaceous 70 Million years old
Hatta, Oman
Size : 0.8 inch / 2.5 cm
Price : Euro 40.--
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