Calcancora venusta Reich and Wiese 2010 (sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Synaptidae

Full reference: M. Reich and F. Wiese. 2010. Apodid sea cucumbers (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from the Upper Turonian of the Isle of Wolin, NW Poland. Cretaceous Research 31:350-363

Belongs to Calcancora according to M. Reich and F. Wiese 2010

Sister taxa: Calcancora kistnai, Calcancora mississippiensis

Type specimen: Holotype GZG.INV.10014,Paratype GZG.INV.10020. Its type locality is abandoned quarry, Kepa, Lubin, Isle Wolin, which is in a Turonian deep subtidal wackestone/chert in Poland.

Ecology: epifaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at abandoned quarry, Kepa, Lubin, Isle Wolin

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