What is "encrinus"

Encrinus \En"cri*nus\, n.; pl. Encrini. [NL. See Encrinite.] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil encrinoidea, from the Mesozoic rocks.

n. (context paleontology English) Any of a genus (taxlink Encrinus genus) of fossil encrinoidea from the Mesozoic rocks.

Encrinus is an extinct genus of crinoid, and "one of the most famous". It lived during the Middle Triassic, and its fossils have been found in Europe.