Prosostoma
| Prosostoma Temporal range: Eocene, 55.8–33.9 Ma | |
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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 |
| Superorder: | Atelostomata |
| 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. [1][2]
Species
- Prosostoma jimenoi Cotteau 1870 [1]
References
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