Biology:Maretia
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Maretia is a genus of heart urchins belonging to the family Spatangidae.[1][2]
Species
- Maretia carinata Bolau, 1873
- Maretia cordata Mortensen, 1948
- †Maretia estenozi Sánchez Roig, 1926
- Maretia planulata (Lamarck, 1816)[3]
Description
These sea urchins are irregular, as the mouth is located at the front of the underside of the animal, while the anus is located in rear end position.[4]
Fossil record
Fossils of Maretia are found in marine strata from the Eocene until the Quaternary (age range: from 40.4 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known from some localities in United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Spain, Cuba, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Eritrea and Greece.[5]
References
- ↑ Catalogue of life
- ↑ Ubio
- ↑ Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). "Maretia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205328.
- ↑ Moore, R.C. (ed.). 1966-1978. Treatise on invertebrate paleontology. Parts S-U. Echinodermata. 2 Volumes. Geological Society of America and Univer-sity of Kansas, Kansas.
- ↑ Paleobiologhy Database
- Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.)
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q18606342 entry
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