Tripneustes parkinsoni
| Tripneustes parkinsoni Temporal range: Miocene | |
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| Tripneustes parkinsoni from Miocene of France (20 Ma) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Temnopleuroida |
| Family: | Toxopneustidae |
| Genus: | Tripneustes |
| Species: | †T. parkinsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| †Tripneustes parkinsoni Agassiz in Agassiz & Desor 1846 | |
Tripneustes parkinsoni is a species of sea urchins belonging to the family Toxopneustidae. [1][2][3] These sea urchins have been recorded as fossils on the Miocene of southern France (abt. 20 Ma). [4]
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