Emiratia
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Echinoidea |
| Order: | †Phymosomatoida |
| Family: | †Emiratiidae |
| Genus: | †Emiratia Ali, 1990 |
| Species: | †E. raskhaimahensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Emiratia raskhaimahensis Ali, 1990
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Emiratia is a genus of extinct sea urchin known from the Cenomanian Maudad formation of the United Arab Emirates. It is known from only one species, Emiratia raskhaimahensis, and is placed in the family Emiratiidae. It was named by Ali, 1990.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Emiratia". mindat.org.
- ^ Ali, Mohammed. "Cenomanian Echinoids from Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates" (PDF). Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, Abhandlungen. 179 (1): 97–116.
- ^ Kroh A, Mooi R, eds. (2026). "Emiratia Ali, 1990 †". World Echinoidea Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 February 2026.