Priscopedatus

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Priscopedatus
Temporal range: Triassic
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Family: Priscopedatidae
Genus: Priscopedatus
Schlumberger, 1890

Priscopedatus is an extinct genus of sea cucumbers which existed in Poland during the Triassic period.[1] The type species is Priscopedatus pyramidalis. It also contains the species Priscopedatus normani, Priscopedatus mostleri, Priscopedatus triassicus, Priscopedatus elliptiferus.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Krystyna Zawidzka (1971). "Triassic holothurian sclerites from Tatra Mountains" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 16 (4): 429–450.