Spatangus sp.
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Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Subclass: Euechinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Spatangidae
Genus: Spatangus (Gray, 1825)
Two dome-shaped specimens of different sizes. Largest specimen has partially visible ambulacral and prominent interambulacral areas. Smaller specimen has more defined ambulacra with ambulacral pores.
Specifications
| Object name | Spatangus sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-0473 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Subphylum: Echinozoa Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Origin | Unknown |
| Pieces | 2 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Publications
- J. E. Gray. 1825. An attempt to divide the Echinida, or Sea Eggs, into natural families. Annals of Philosophy, new series 10:423-431