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Clypeolampas

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Genus of sea urchins

Clypeolampas
Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Clypeolampas on display at Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Clypeasteroida
Family: Clypeolampadidae
Genus: Clypeolampas
Kier, 1962

Clypeolampas is a genus of sea urchins belonging to the order Clypeasteroida.

Fossil record

This family is known in Cretaceous the fossil record of Spain and Turkey.

Genera

Species within this genus include:

  • Clypeolampas lestelli Cotteau 1887
  • Clypeolampas ovatus Lamarck 1816
  • Clypeolampas perovalis Arnaud 1877

References

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database
Taxon identifiers
Clypeolampas
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