Priscopedatus

Priscopedatus
Temporal range: Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Subclass: Dendrochirotacea
Family: Priscopedatidae
Genus: Priscopedatus
Schlumberger, 1890 emend. Deflandre-Rigaud, 1961

Priscopedatus is an extinct genus of sea cucumber which existed in Poland during the Triassic period.[1] The type species is Priscopedatus pyramidalis. It also contains the species Priscopedatus normani, Priscopedatus mostleri, Priscopedatus triassicus, Priscopedatus elliptiferus.

References

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