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Echinodermata (echinoderms)
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Echinoidea (sea urchins)
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Clypeasteroids
Hardouinia mortonis (oral)
Description
Oral side: The mouth is encircled by large podia, penetrating through pores, conspicuoisly arranged like leaves. The prominent tooth-like areas are set with spines. Both the spines and the tube feet are specialized to shovel large quantities of sediment into the peristome.
Length 51 mm; Upper Cretaceous, USA.
Author
Schultz, Heinke
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Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha...
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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