Enallaster texanus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea Order: Spatangoida Family: Toxasteridae Genus: Enallaster (d'Orbigny, 1853) Species: Enallaster texanus (Roemer, 1849) Heart-shaped specimen with faint ambulacra and small visible apical system. Periproct is filled with sediment and anterior groove is prominent.

Specifications

Object nameEnallaster texanus
IDUNB-2019-0421
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Echinozoa
Class:
Echinoidea
Subclass:
Euechinoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Subperiod:
Comanchean
Numeric age127 Mya
OriginBosque County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.9cm x 1.8cm x 1.3cm

Map of Origin