Prosostoma Temporal range: Eocene, 55.8–33.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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Fossil of Prosostoma jimenoi from Cuba, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Echinoidea |
Order: | Spatangoida |
Family: | Asterostomatidae |
Genus: | Prosostoma Pomel 1883 |
Prosostoma is an extinct genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Asterostomatidae.
These slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivores lived during the Eocene of Cuba, from 55.8 to 33.9 Ma.
Species
- Prosostoma jimenoi Cotteau 1870
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Taxon identifiers | |
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