Biology:Tripneustes parkinsoni

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Short description: Extinct species of sea urchin

Tripneustes parkinsoni
Temporal range: Miocene
Tripneustes parkinsoni Burdigalien Apt (84).jpg
Tripneustes parkinsoni from Miocene of France (20 Ma)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16681162 entry