Saleniidae

Saleniidae
Salenia petalifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Salenioida
Family: Saleniidae
L. Agassiz, 1838

Saleniidae is a family of echinoderms belonging to the order Salenioida. It was first identified by Louis Agassiz in 1838.

It can be distinguished from other families of the order Salenioida by its primary tubercles, which are imperforate and typically crenulated.

Genera

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References

  1. 1 2 "Saleniidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Philip, G. M. (1965). Classification of Echinoids. Journal of Paleontology, 39(1), 45–62. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1301807