Hemicidaris intermedia

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea Superorder: Acroechinoidea Family: Hemicidaridae Genus: Hemicidaris (Agassiz, 1838) Species: Hemicidaris intermedia (Fleming, 1828) Specimen with semi-visible ambulacra with prominent tubercles. Ambulacra pores are visible.

Specifications

Object nameHemicidaris intermedia
IDUNB-2019-0458
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:
Jurassic
Epoch:
Upper Jurassic
Age:
Oxfordian
Numeric age163.5 Mya
OriginCalne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.1cm x 3.2cm x 1.3cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • J.L.R. Agassiz. 1838. Prodromus of a monograph of the Radiata and Echinodermata. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1:30-449