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Genus Schizocrinus, Hall. Paleont. of the state of N. York, vol. 1. p. 81 (1847)
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Pelvis composed of five pentagonal plates; first costals five, joining at their lateral edges; second costals five, separated by a hexagonal intercostal plate, which rests upon the upper lateral edges of the lower costals; scapular and arm plates five hexagonal, the lower side curved, and fitting the concave upper edge of the plates below; hand joint double or bipartite, as also the interscapular or interbrachial plates; hands and fingers regularly bifurcating-the greater number of series of plates and the duplicate character of the interscapular plates distinguish this genus from Cyathoerinus.

Greek, schizo, to cleave, in allusion to the cleft or double interscapular plates-and krinos, a lily.