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Acanthotheelia

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Acanthotheelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Myriotrochidae
Genus: Acanthotheelia
Frizzell & Exline, 1955
Type species
Acanthotheelia spinosa

Acanthotheelia is an extinct genus of sea cucumbers which existed in Poland during the Triassic period.[1] It contains the species Acanthotheelia spinosa, Acanthotheelia spiniperjorata, and Acanthotheelia anisica.

References

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  1. ^ Krystyna Zawidzka (1974). "Triassic Holothurian Sclerites from Tatra Mountains" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 16 (4): 429–450.