Pentacrinites quenstedti (Oppel) aus dem oberen Untertoarcium (Lias Epsilon) von Ohmden bei Holzmaden (SW-Deutschland)

An excellently preserved single nodal with cirri from the upper part of the lower Toarcian from Ohmden represents a short stemmed crinoidPentacrinites quenstedti (Oppel), characterized by long cirri, whose cross-section changes from flattened near the base to oval near the tip. This suggests a combined swim- and hook-function of the cirri.