Holasteridae
Holasteridae Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
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Fossil of Hemipleustus oculatus from Belgium, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Superorder: | Atelostomata |
Order: | Holasteroida |
Family: | Holasteridae Pictet 1857 |
Holasteridae is an extinct family of sea urchins.
These semi-infaunal detritivores lived during the Cretaceous period, from 140.2 to 53.0 Ma.[1]
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