Article: A new Silurian echinoid genus from Scotland
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume:
16
Part:
4
Publication Date:
November
1973
Page(s):
651
–
663
Author(s):
Porter M. Kier
Abstract
A new genus and species of echinoid, Aptilechinus caledonensis, is described from the Silurian (Llandovery) of Scotland. This species, the sixth known from the Silurian, is a flexible echinoid belonging to the family Lepido-centridae. It is unusual in having its largest spines attached to the ambulacra.
Palaeontology - Volume 16 Part 4 Pages 651-663
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