词条 | Coelopleurus |
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| fossil_range={{fossil range|Eocene|Present}} | image = Urchin1-hires.jpg | image_caption = Coelopleurus floridanus | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Echinodermata | classis = Echinoidea | subclassis = Euechinoidea | ordo= Arbacioida | familia = Arbaciidae | genus=Coelopleurus | genus_authority = Agassiz | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = }} Coelopleurus is an extant genus of echinoids with fossil records dating back to the Eocene,[1] with remains found in Europe and North America. CharacteristicsThese 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] SpeciesAccording to World Register of Marine Species:[3]
Fossil species:
References1. ^Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (p. 179) 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://echinoblog.blogspot.fr/2014/10/coelopleurus-most-gorgeous-urchin-you.html |title=Coelopleurus : The most gorgeous urchin you never heard of! |last1=Mah |first1=Christopher L. |last2= |first2= |date= |website=The Echinoblog |publisher= |accessdate=}}. 3. ^Coelopleurus on WoRMS. 4. ^Coelopleurus elegans (Bell) at museum.tohoku.ac.jp Further reading
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5 : Arbacioida|Extant Eocene first appearances|Paleogene echinoderms of Europe|Prehistoric echinoderms of North America|Echinoidea genera |
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