Septapedatus palestiniensis Sadeddin and Al-Tamimi 2006 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Full reference: W. Sadeddin and M. Al-Tamimi. 2006. Two new holothurian sclerite genera from the Late Cretaceous of Jordan. Journal of Applied Sciences 6(11):2426-2431

Belongs to Septapedatus according to W. Sadeddin and M. Al-Tamimi 2006

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sample GHW 5, Salhoud, alongside Amman Irbid Highway, which is in a Cenomanian marine limestone in the Shueib Formation of Jordan

Ecology: shallow infaunal detritivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Jordan (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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