†Leptosalenia Smith and Wright 1990 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Salenioida - Saleniidae
Parent taxon: Saleniini according to G. M. El Qot 2021
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Smith 1991
Sister taxon: Sinaiosalenia
Subtaxa: Leptosalenia arabica Leptosalenia humei Leptosalenia sergipensis
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal omnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Angola (3 collections), Brazil (3), Egypt (8), Yemen (2)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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