Acanthotheelia

Acanthotheelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Myriotrochidae
Genus: †Acanthotheelia
Frizzell & Exline, 1955
Type species
Acanthotheelia spinosa

Acanthotheelia is an extinct genus of sea cucumbers which existed in Poland during the Triassic period. It contains the species Acanthotheelia spinosa, Acanthotheelia spiniperjorata, and Acanthotheelia anisica.

References

  1. ↑ Krystyna Zawidzka (1974). "Triassic Holothurian Sclerites from Tatra Mountains" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 16 (4): 429–450.