†Hexapriscopedatus subcircularis Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008 (sea cucumber)
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Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae
Full reference: M. M. Al-Tamimi and W. A. Saqqa. 2008. Holothurian Sclerites from the Upper Part of Ajlun Group (Late Cretaceous) of Salhoub Area, North Jordan. Dirasat, Pure Sciences 35(2):81-95
Belongs to Hexapriscopedatus according to M. M. Al-Tamimi and W. A. Saqqa 2008
Sister taxa: Hexapriscopedatus reichi, Hexapriscopedatus subquadratus, Hexapriscopedatus subtriangularis
Type specimen: Holotype 29/XVII/5, paratypes 29/XVII/1-4, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
Ecology: shallow infaunal detritivore
Distribution: found only at Sample GHW 19-21, Salhoud, alongside Amman Irbid Highway (Cretaceous of Jordan)
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