Salenia nutrix Peron and Gauthier 1881 (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Salenioida - Saleniidae

Synonyms: Salenia cossiaea Cotteau and Gauthier 1895, Salenia lamberti Checchia-Rispoli 1932

Belongs to Salenia according to A. B. Smith 1995

Sister taxa: Salenia (Pleurosalenia), Salenia ameri, Salenia anthophora, Salenia belgica, Salenia buddyi, Salenia cascadensis, Salenia cherei, Salenia heberti, Salenia hondoensis, Salenia mexicana, Salenia microprocta, Salenia minima, Salenia novemprovincialis, Salenia obnupta, Salenia schencki, Salenia scrippsae, Salenia scutigera, Salenia sigillata, Salenia texana, Salenia tumidula

Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal omnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Belgium (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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