Prosostoma

<i>Prosostoma</i>

Prosostoma

Extinct genus of sea urchins

Prosostoma is an extinct genus of sea urchins belonging to the family Asterostomatidae.

Quick Facts Scientific classification ...

These slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivores lived during the Eocene of Cuba, from 55.8 to 33.9 Ma.[1][2]

Species

  • Prosostoma jimenoi Cotteau 1870 [1]

References

  1. [1]
    The Paleobiology Database
  2. [2]
    Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database - Echinodermata
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