Coelopleurus
| Coelopleurus Temporal range: Eocene | |
|---|---|
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| Coelopleurus floridanus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Subclass: | Euechinoidea |
| Order: | Arbacioida |
| Family: | Arbaciidae |
| Genus: | Coelopleurus |
Coelopleurus is a genus of echinoids. Fossil records date back to the Eocene,[1] with remains found in Europe and North America.
Characteristics
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Test of a Coelopleurus exquisitus
These abyssal sea urchins are characterized by their surprisingly bright color pattern, usually red and white. Even more surprisingly, their tests (skeletons) are brightly colored, too, even after drying, or sometimes fossilisation.[2]
Species
According to World Register of Marine Species:[3]
- Coelopleurus australis H.L. Clark, 1916
- Coelopleurus carolinensis Cooke, 1941a †
- Coelopleurus castroi Maury, 1930 †
- Coelopleurus exquisitus Coppard & Schultz, 2006
- Coelopleurus floridanus A. Agassiz, 1872
- Coelopleurus granulatus Mortensen, 1934
- Coelopleurus interruptus Döderlein, 1910
- Coelopleurus longicollis A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1908
- Coelopleurus maculatus A. Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907
- Coelopleurus maillardi (Michelin, 1862)
- Coelopleurus melitensis Zammit-Maempel, 1969 †
- Coelopleurus singularis Nisiyama, 1966
- Coelopleurus undulatus Mortensen, 1934a
- Coelopleurus vittatus Koehler, 1927
References
- ↑ Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (p. 179)
- ↑ Mah, Christopher L. "Coelopleurus : The most gorgeous urchin you never heard of!". The Echinoblog..
- ↑ Coelopleurus on WoRMS.
Further reading
- Kroh, A. (2014). Coelopleurus L. Agassiz, 1840a in Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2014) World Echinoidea Database (through World Register of Marine Species).
- "Coelopleurus". Echinoid Directory.
External links
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