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Holectypus depressus is an extinct holectypoid sea urchin named by Leske in 1778, notable as a Jurassic fossil found in European strata.
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What is Holectypus depressus?
Holectypus depressus is an extinct holectypoid sea urchin. It is known from Jurassic fossil material found in European strata.
When was Holectypus depressus named?
Leske named Holectypus depressus in 1778. The species has therefore been part of formal zoological and paleontological classification since the eighteenth century.
What geological period did Holectypus depressus live in?
Holectypus depressus lived during the Jurassic Period. Its fossils occur in European Jurassic strata.
Where have fossils of Holectypus depressus been found?
The species is recorded from European strata. Because Holectypus depressus is extinct, modern European seas do not contain living examples.
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