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Kier, 1973

A new Silurian echinoid genus from Scotland

Kier, P. M.
Year1973
JournalPalaeontology
Volume16
Number4
Pages651 – 663
Typearticle in journal
LanguageEnglish
Id48813

Abstract

A new genus and species of echinoid, Aptilechinus caledonensis, is described from the Silurian (Llandovery) of Scotland. This species, the sixth known from the Silurian, is a flexible echinoid belonging to the family Lepido-centridae. It is unusual in having its largest spines attached to the ambulacra.

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