Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Salenioida : Saleniidae : Salenia : Salenia anthophora |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Salenia anthophora | species | belongs to Salenia | stated with evidence | Muller, 1847 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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Motility | slow-moving (based on Salenioida) |
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Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) |
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Diet | omnivore (based on Salenioida) |
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Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Salenioida) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. F. Geys. 1979. Salenioid echinoids from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) of Belgium and The Netherlands. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 53:296-322 |
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