Staurocumites

Staurocumites
Temporal range: Triassic–Jurassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Subclass: Dendrochirotacea
Family: Priscopedatidae
Genus: Staurocumites
Deflandre-Rigaud, 1952

Staurocumites is an extinct genus of sea cucumber which existed in Europe during the Triassic and Jurassic periods.[1] The type species is Staurocumites bartensteini.

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