Echinoidea taxon details
original description
Dieni, I.; Kroh, A. (2014). Boreal echinoids from the Tethys Realm: Infulaster and Hagenowia from the Upper Cretaceous of eastern Sardinia (Italy). <i>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology</i>. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2014.952686 page(s): 4-7; Figs 4A-F, 5A, B [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Moderately large species of Infulaster with strongly elongated, non-cordiform outline (width c. 63% of length), high, anteriorly projecting profile, narrow apical angle (c. 55°) and a plastron with two uniserially arranged sternal plates following the labrum. [details]
Etymology From Latin navicula (barge) in reference to the barge-shaped outline (in aboral view). [details]
Fossil range Coniacian [details]
Holotype MGPUP 31185 (Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia,
Universita di Padova, Italy) [details]
Stratigraphy ‘Lanaittu Marl’ (sensu Dieni & Massari 1985) [details]
Type locality Gorropu Canyon, Orgosolo-Urzulei, eastern Sardinia, Italy (40° 10' 41'' N, 9° 29' 29.3'' E) [details]
| |