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On some pliocene echinoids from the area north of mersa alam, red sea coast, Egypt

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Dreiundzwanzig echinoide Arten des Pliozäns in dem Gebiet nördlich von Mersa Alam an der ägyptischen Küste des Roten Meeres werden beschrieben und illustriert. Zwei neue ArtenSchizaster (Paraster) ashrafi undBrissus shaimaae, und eine neue UnterartMaretia planulata abbassi, werden beschrieben. Sechs Arten vom Pliozan des Roten Meeres werden hier zum ersten Mai belegt:Eucidaris metularia LAMARCK,Echinoneus cyclostomus LESKE,Clypeaster suffarcinatus DUNCAN & SLADEN,C.fervens KOEHLER, C.telurus CLARK unaLaganum depressum delicatum MAZZETTI. Die Trennungslinie zwischen dem Miozän und dem Pliozän wird diskutiert. Das Alter der Fundschichten wird auf das jüngere bis spätere Pliozän zurückgeführt.

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Twenty three echinoid species are described and illustrated from the Pliocene of the area north of Mersa Alam, Red Sea coast of Egypt. Two new speciesSchizaster (Paraster) ashrafi andBrissus shaimaae, and one new subspeciesMaretia planulata abbassi, are described. Six species are recorded here for the first time from the Pliocene of the Red Sea:Eucidaris metularia (LAMARCK), {ITEchinoneus cyclostomus} LESKE,Clypeaster suffarcinatus DUNCAN & SLADEN, C.fervens KOEHLER, C. {ITtelurus} CLARK, andLaganum depressum delicatum MAZZETTI. A discussion is given of the Miocene - Pliocene boundary, the age of the area studied is referred to the early - late Pliocene.

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Ali, M.S.M. On some pliocene echinoids from the area north of mersa alam, red sea coast, Egypt. Paläont. Z. 59, 277–300 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02988814

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