Lepidocystis
| Lepidocystis Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| The lepidocystid Kinzercystis closely resembles Lepidocystis. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | †Eocrinoidea |
| Grade: | †Lepidocystoids |
| Genus: | †Lepidocystis |
Lepidocystis is a Palaeozoic genus of imbricate lepidocystoid eocrinoid, closely related to Kinzercystis, It bore a stalk, with which it attached to firm substrates; and brachioles arising as lateral branches from its arms.
It is only known from the late Botomian = Cambrian Series 2 Kinzers Formation.