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==Fossil record==
==Fossil record==
Fossils of ''Maretia'' are found in marine strata from the [[Eocene]] until the [[Quaternary]] (age range: from 40.4 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known from some localities in [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Cuba]], [[Indonesia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Eritrea]] and [[Greece]].<ref>[http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?action=taxonInfo&is_real_user=1&taxon_no=33422 Paleobiologhy Database]</ref>
Fossils of ''Maretia'' are found in marine strata from the [[Eocene]] until the [[Quaternary]] (age range: from 40.4 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known from some localities in [[United Kingdom]], [[United States]], [[Germany]], [[Cuba]], [[Indonesia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Eritrea]] and [[Greece]].<ref>[http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=taxonInfo&is_real_user=1&taxon_no=33422 Paleobiologhy Database]</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Maretia
Temporal range: Eocene - Recent
Maretia planulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Spatangoida
Family: Maretiidae
Genus: Maretia
Gray, 1855

Maretia is a genus of heart urchins belonging to the family Spatangidae.[1][2]

Species

Description

These sea urchins are irregular, as the mouth is located at the front of the underside of the animal, while the anus is located in rear end position.

Fossil of Maretia pavesi from Miocene of Italy

Fossil record

Fossils of Maretia are found in marine strata from the Eocene until the Quaternary (age range: from 40.4 to 0.012 million years ago.). Fossils are known from some localities in United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Cuba, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Eritrea and Greece.[4]

References

  1. ^ Catalogue of life
  2. ^ Ubio
  3. ^ Kroh, A.; Mooi, R. (2021). "Maretia". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Paleobiologhy Database
  • Rowe, F.W.E & Gates, J. (1995). Echinodermata. In ‘Zoological Catalogue of Australia’. 33 (Ed A. Wells.) pp xiii + 510 (CSIRO Australia, Melbourne.)