| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species (PBDB) |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Salenioida : Saleniidae : Salenia : Salenia belgica |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Salenia belgica | species | belongs to Salenia | stated with evidence | Lambert, 1887 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Motility | slow-moving (based on Salenioida) |
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| Vision | limited (based on Echinoidea) |
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| Diet | omnivore (based on Salenioida) |
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| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Salenioida) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. F. Geys. 1979. Salenioid echinoids from the Maastrichtian (Upper Cretaceous) of Belgium and The Netherlands. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 53:296-322 |
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Salenia belgica β
