Maretia
Genus of sea urchins
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Maretia is a genus of heart urchins belonging to the family Spatangidae.[1][2]
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| Maretia Temporal range: | |
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| Maretia planulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | Spatangoida |
| Family: | Maretiidae |
| Genus: | Maretia Gray, 1855 |
Species
Description
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, Spain, Cuba, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Eritrea and Greece.[5]
