Dendraster gibbsii | |
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Fossil of Dendraster gibbsii from Etchegoin Formation, California | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Clypeasteroida |
Suborder: | Scutellina |
Family: | Dendrasteridae |
Genus: | Dendraster |
Species: | †D. gibbsii |
Binomial name | |
†Dendraster gibbsii (Remond, 1863) |
Dendraster gibbsii is an extinct species of sand dollars of the family Dendrasteridae. Fossils of this species have been found in the Pliocene of California (United States). They reach a diameter of about 3.5 cm. Fossil specimens of Dendraster gibbsii provide valuable insights into the marine environments of the Pliocene epoch and the evolutionary history of echinoids.
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