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Hemipneustes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
Atelostomata

Phylum
  
Echinodermata

Order
  
Holasteroida

Class
  
Echinoidea

Family
  
Holasteridae

Rank
  
Genus

Hemipneustes membershomenlthebuscretaceousdatahpixHemip

Similar
  
Echinocorys, Hemiaster, Holasteroida, Micraster, Conulus

Hemipneustes striatoradiatus leske 1778 as found


Hemipneustes is an extinct genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Holasteridae.

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These semi-infaunal detritivores lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, from 70.6 to 66.043 Ma. Fossils of this genus have been found in the sediments of Netherlands, Belgium, Bulgaria, India, Iran, the Netherlands, Oman and Spain.

Hemipneustes striatoradiatus leske 1778


Description

Hemipneustes is a quite large sea urchin with a high-domed profile and a well-defined anterior sulcus.

List of species

  • Hemipneustes africanus Deshayes In Agassiz & Desor, 1847
  • Hemipneustes arabicus Ali, 1989 †
  • Hemipneustes arnaudi Cotteau, 1892
  • Hemipneustes compressus Noetling, 1897 †
  • Hemipneustes cotteaui Lambert in Peron, 1887 †
  • Hemipneustes delettrei Peron & Gauthier †
  • Hemipneustes leymeriei Hébert, 1875 †
  • Hemipneustes nicklesi Vidal, 1921 †
  • Hemipneustes oculatus Cotteau, 1892 †
  • Hemipneustes perrieri Cottreau, 1935 †
  • Hemipneustes persicus Cotteau & Gauthier, 1895 †
  • Hemipneustes pyrenaicus Hebert, 1875 †
  • Hemipneustes sardanyolae Vidal, 1921 †
  • Hemipneustes striatoradiatus (Leske, 1778) †
  • Hemipneustes zuffardii Checchia-Rispoli, 1921 †

    • References

    Hemipneustes Wikipedia
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