Calcancora is an extinct genus of sea cucumber which existed in Poland during the Triassic period, Germany during the upper Jurassic period, France, Brazil, and the United States during the Paleogene period, and Austria during the Tortonian period.[1] The type species is Calcancora mississippiensis.
Calcancora Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Order: | Apodida |
Family: | †Calcancoridae Frizzell & Exline, 1955 |
Genus: | †Calcancora Frizzell & Exline, 1955 |
Type species | |
†Calcancora mississippiensis | |
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References
edit- ^ Triassic Holothurian Sclerites from Tatra Mountains Krystyna Zawidzka.