Английская Википедия:Coelopleurus

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Coelopleurus is an extant genus of echinoids with fossil records dating back to the Eocene,[1] with remains found in Europe and North America.

Characteristics

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Test of a Coelopleurus exquisitus

These abyssal sea urchins are characterized by their surprisingly bright color pattern, usually red and white. Even more surprisingly, their tests (skeletons) are brightly colored, too, even after drying, or sometimes fossilization.[2]

Species

According to World Register of Marine Species:[3]

Fossil species:

  • Coelopleurus elegans (Bell), from the Pleistocene of the Jizo-do formation of Japan[4]

References

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Further reading

External links

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  1. Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward (p. 179)
  2. Шаблон:Cite web.
  3. Coelopleurus on WoRMS.
  4. Coelopleurus elegans (Bell) at museum.tohoku.ac.jp