Ornate Heliophora rumphii Echinoid from Mauritania

Heliophora rumphii

Phylum Echinodermata, Class Echinoidea, Order Clypeasteroida

Geological Time: Miocene

Size: Fossil is 30 mm in diameter

Fossil Site: Mauritania, North Africa

Fossil Code: PFO267

Price: $40.00

Description: Presented is a perfectly pretty little ornate sand dollar from a very exotic location. I have been able to find no other information regarding this genus on line, other than it apparently is still in existence along the coast of north Africa.

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