Scutella faujasi

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea Order: Clypeasteroida Family: Scutellidae Genus: Scutella (Lamarck, 1816) Species: Scutella faujasi (DeFrance?) Two poorly persevered specimens with partially visible ambulacra. The largest specimen has a small rounded periproct.

Specifications

Object nameScutella faujasi
IDUNB-2019-0431
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Echinozoa
Class:
Echinoidea
Subclass:
Euechinoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Cenozoic
Period:
Paleogene
Epoch:
Eocene
Age:
Lutetian
Numeric age47.8 Mya
OriginCote-du-Nord, France
Pieces2
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 5.3cm x 5.3cm x 0.5cm
  • 6.8cm x 6.6cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin