Hattopsis

<i>Hattopsis</i>

Hattopsis

Extinct genus of sea urchin

Hattopsis is a genus of echinoid in the family Arbaciidae. It was described 1992 from specimens in the UAE. There were 2 species described, though one was moved to another genus:[1] Hattopsis paucituberculatus (now in genus Noetlingaster as Noetlingaster monotuberculatus) and Hattopsis sphericus, both are known from the late maastrichtian.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Hattopsis Ali, 1992". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  2. [2]
    "Hattopsis sphericus Ali, 1992a". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  3. [3]
    Ali, Mohammad Said M. (1992). "A new genus and species of regular echinoid from the Late Cretaceous of Gebel El Rowdah, Hatta area, Oman-UAE". Journal of Paleontology. 66 (4): 693–696. Bibcode:1992JPal...66..693A. doi:10.1017/S0022336000024616. S2CID 132155950.
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