Encope sp.
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Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Mellitidae
Genus: Encope (Agassiz, 1840)
Two specimens of different sizes. Largest specimen has well-defined ambulacra and lunules (including periproct lunule) and a preserved apical system. Ventral side has the peristome preserved and pressure drainage channels visible.
Smaller specimen is missing a portion along the margin. Ambulacra on the dorsal side are faint. Lunules are partially preserved. Ventral side shows visible peristome and partially visible periprcot.
Specifications
| Object name | Encope sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0439 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Echinozoa Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Cenozoic Period: Quaternary |
| Numeric age | 2.58 Mya |
| Origin | Florida, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- L. Agassiz. 1840. Catalogus systematicus Ectyporum Echinodermatum fossilium Musei Neocomiensis, secundum ordinem zoologicum dispositus; adjectis synonymis recentioribus, nec non stratis et locis in quibus reperiuntur. Sequuntur characteres diagnostici generum novorum vel minus cognitorum. Petitpierre, Neuchâtel