Apiocrinites elegans (Defrance)
The crown or calyx from a so called 'Pear Encrinite'. The outer plates of the calyx have been covered in several areas by colonies of Bryozoans. Lovely detail under magnification. Very unusual.
Jurassic, Bathonian.
Ranville, Normandy, France.
Specimen : 3 x 3 x 3.4 cm.
