†Octopedatus densusmaculis Sadeddin and Al-Tamimi 2006 (sea cucumber)
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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 Octopedatus 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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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