Biology:Prosostoma

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Prosostoma
Temporal range: Eocene, 55.8–33.9 Ma
[1]
Fossil of Prosostoma jimenoi from Cuba, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
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Pomel, 1883

Prosostoma is an extinct genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Asterostomatidae.

These slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivores lived during the Eocene of Cuba, from 55.8 to 33.9 Ma.[1][2]

Species

  • Prosostoma jimenoi Cotteau 1870 [1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18345053 entry