# Alphacrinus

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{{Short description|Extinct genus of crinoids}}
{{Speciesbox
| fossil_range = Ibexian
| genus = Alphacrinus
| species = mansfieldi
| grandparent_authority = Guensburg, 2010
| parent_authority = Guensburg, 2010
| authority = Guensburg, 2010
}}

'''''Alphacrinus''''' is an extinct genus of [crinoid](/source/crinoid)s which existed during the early [Ibexian](/source/Ibexian) period. It was named by Thomas E. Guensburg in 2010, and placed into its own family, '''Alphacrinidae'''. The type species is '''''Alphacrinus mansfieldi'''''.<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Guensburg | first1 = T. E. | doi = 10.1666/10-030.1 | title = ''Alphacrinus'' New Genus and Origin of the Disparid Clade | journal = Journal of Paleontology | volume = 84 | pages = 1209–1216 | year = 2010 | issue = 6 | s2cid = 86593763 }}</ref>

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Category:Prehistoric crinoid genera
Category:Fossil taxa described in 2010
Category:Monotypic prehistoric echinoderm genera

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