Salenia mexicana

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echniodermata Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea Order: Salenioida Family: Saleniidae Genus: Salenia (Gray, 1835) Species: Salenia mexicana (Schulter, 1910) Four specimens of various sizes with only two of the specimens having visible ambulacra. Largest specimen has prominent ambulacra and ambulacral pores with prominent tubercles. The other three specimens have prominent tubercles. Largest specimen has a small rounded periproct and peristome.

Specifications

Object name	Salenia mexicana
ID	UNB-2019-0478
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: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Lower Cretaceous Age: Albian to Middle Albian to Late Albian
Numeric age	106 - 103 Mya
Origin	Tarrant County, Texas, U.S.A.
Pieces	4
Partial	No
Measurements	1.9cm x 1.9cm x 1.1cm 1.3cm x 1.3cm x 0.9cm 1.2cm x 1.2cm x 0.7cm 1.4cm x 1.4cm x 0.8cm

Map of Origin

Publications

J. E. Gray. 1835. On the genera distinguishable in Echinus Lamarck. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London 3:57-59