Holectypus depressus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea Order: Holectypoida Family: Holectypidae Genus: Holectypus (Desor, 1842) Species: Holectypus depressus (Leske, 1778) Four rounded specimens with prominent ambulacra and ambulacral pores. Interambulacral areas are visible. Tubercles are visible on the oral surface and small partially visible periproct on the aboral surface.

Specifications

Object nameHolectypus depressus
IDUNB-2019-0481
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:
Triassic to Jurassic
Epoch:
Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic
Age:
Rhaetian to Toarcian
Numeric age208.5 - 182.7 Mya
OriginDorset, England, United Kingdom
Pieces4
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 2.6cm x 2.5cm x 1.4cm
  • 2.5cm x 2.5cm x 1.2cm
  • 2.9cm x 2.5cm x 1.3cm
  • 2.8cm x 2.8cm x 1.4cm

Map of Origin