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Name:
Clypeaster campanulatus f. reidii
Common name:
sea urchin, sand dollar, cake urchins, sea biscuits
Synonym:
Clypeaster reidii, (Wright, 1855)
Family / Genus / Species / Subspecies / Binom / Author:
Clypeasteridae → Clypeaster → campanulatus → reidii → Clypeaster campanulatus f. reidii → Wright, 1855
Location:
Cessaniti (Calabria) / Italy
Geological Age:
Tertiary [t], Miocene [tmi] / approx. 20 million years
Size of the fossil:
Height: 6,4 cm
Diameter: 13,5 cm
Weight:
Large fossil sea urchin from the Miocene of Italy. Please note the pictures. The pieces are rarely found as a whole and are partially glued
