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Photo GalleryHagenowia rostrata (live position)
Description Upper Cretaceous of England and Germany. ln life the test was densely set with spatulate spines for excavation, while at the apex long sharp spines arose to deter possible predators. The anterior sulcus was covered by arched spines and the posterior end was set by a tuft for clearing the waste material.Height of test approximately 20 mm. JPG file - 276.91 kB - 1 260 x 1 692 pixels added on 2005-02-23197 viewsEchinoidea taxaScan of drawing Hagenowia rostrata (Forbes, 1852) †checked Kroh, Andreas 2021-02-24From reference Schultz, H. (2006). Sea urchins: A guide to worldwide sha... Download full size 
© 2005 Schultz, Heinke
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