Staurocumites

Staurocumites
Temporal range: Triassic–Jurassic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Genus: †Staurocumites
Deflandre-Rigaud, 1952

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

References

  1. ^ Krystyna Zawidzka (1971). "Triassic holothurian sclerites from Tatra Mountains" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 16 (4): 429–450.


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