Coelopleurus
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| Family: | Arbaciidae
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| Genus: | Coelopleurus |
Coelopleurus is an extant genus of echinoids with fossil records dating back to the Eocene,[1] with remains found in Europe and North America.
Characteristics[]
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 fossilization.[2]
Species[]
According to World Register of Marine Species:[3]
- H.L. Clark, 1916
- Cooke, 1941a †
- Maury, 1930 †
- Coelopleurus exquisitus Coppard & Schultz, 2006
- Coelopleurus floridanus Agassiz, 1872
- Mortensen, 1934
- Döderlein, 1910
- Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1908
- Agassiz & H.L. Clark, 1907
- (Michelin, 1862)
- Zammit-Maempel, 1969 †
- Nisiyama, 1966
- Mortensen, 1934a
- Koehler, 1927
Fossil species:
- †Coelopleurus elegans (Bell), from the Pleistocene of the Jizo-do formation of Japan[4]
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.
- ^ Coelopleurus elegans (Bell) at museum.tohoku.ac.jp
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[]
- Coelopleurus in the Paleobiology Database
- Coelopleurus at fossilworks.org
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- Arbacioida
- Extant Eocene first appearances
- Paleogene echinoderms of Europe
- Prehistoric echinoderms of North America
- Echinoidea genera
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