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TF0901 Regular echinoid spine
Species
Florigemma
Stratigraphic Range
Jurassic
Taxonomy
Phylum: EchinodermataClass: EchinoideaOrder: CidaroidaGenus: Cidaris
Distinctive Features
'Club' shapedThorns
Preservation
Mineral replacement (calcite)Disarticulated from body…
Tags: epifaunal, protection
TF0902 Irregular echinoid
Species
depressus Lestre
Stratigraphic Range
Jurassic
Taxonomy
Phylum: EchinodermataClass: EchinoideaSubclass: IrregulariaOrder: HolectypoidaGenus: Holectypus
Distinctive Features
Bilateral symmetryFive radial ambulacraSpine attachment scars…
Tags: bilateral, movement, pentaradial, symmetry
TF0903 Irregular echinoid
Species
Praecursor
Stratigraphic Range
Cretaceous
Taxonomy
Phylum: EchinodermataClass: EchinoideaSubclass: IrregulariaOrder: SpatangoidaGenus: Micraster
Distinctive Features
Bilateral symmetryFive radial ambulacraPeristome (opening for mouth)…
Tags: bilateral, burrow, movement, pentaradial, symmetry
TF0904 Irregular echinoid
Stratigraphic Range
Cretaceous
Taxonomy
Phylum: EchinodermataClass: EchinoideaSubclass: IrregulariaOrder: EchinoneoidaGenus: Conulus
Distinctive Features
Bilateral symmetryFive radial ambulacraInterambulacraMigrated periproct (opening for…
Tags: bilateral, pentaradial, symmetry
TF0905 Irregular echinoid
Stratigraphic Range
Upper Cretaceous
Taxonomy
Phylum: EchinodermataClass: EchinodeaSubclass: IrregulariaOrder: Holasteroida
Distinctive Features
Bilateral symmetryMouth and anus out of lineFive radial ambulacraInterambulacra with…
Tags: bilateral, pentaradial, symmetry
TF0906 Regular echinoid (cast)
Taxonomy
Phylum: EchinodermataClass: EchinoideaSubclass: Regularia
Distinctive Features
Pentaradial symmetryAnus and peristome lie in lineSpine attachmentsFive sets of ambulacra
Preservation
Cast (internal mould of an external mould)
Advanced…
Tags: defence, pentaradial, symmetry
TF0907 Regular echinoid
Stratigraphic Range
Modern
Taxonomy
Phylum: EchinodermataClass: EchinoideaSubclass: Regularia
Distinctive Features
Pentaradial symmetryAnus and peristome in lineSpine attachmentsAmbulacraAttachments for the jaw apparatus visible on the inside of…
Tags: pentaradial, symmetry, urchin