Maretia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Maretiidae |
| Genus: | Maretia Gray, 1855 |
Maretia is a genus of heart urchins belonging to the family Spatangidae.[1][2]
Species[]
Description[]
These sea urchins are irregular, as the mouth is located at the front of the underside of the animal, while the anus is located in rear end position.
Fossil of Maretia pavesi from Miocene of Italy
Fossil record[]
Fossils of Maretia are found in marine strata from the Eocene until the Quaternary (age range: from 40.4 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known from some localities in United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Cuba, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Eritrea and Greece.[4]
References[]
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ Ubio
- ^ Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). "Maretia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Paleobiologhy Database
- Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.)
External links[]
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Categories:
- Spatangoida
- Spatangidae
- Taxa named by John Edward Gray
- Echinoidea stubs