Stichopites

Stichopites is an extinct genus of sea cucumbers which existed during the Anisian age of the Middle Triassic to the Kimmeridgian age of the Late Jurassic (approximately 245.0 to 150.8 million years ago).^[2] The type species is Stichopites mortenseni. Fossils of Stichopites have been recovered in Poland, France, and Egypt.^[1]

Stichopites Temporal range: Middle Triassic to Late Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Subphylum:	Echinozoa
Class:	Holothuroidea
Family:	†Stichopitidae
Genus:	†Stichopites Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud, 1948
Type species
Stichopites mortenseni Deflandre-Rigaud, 1952[1]
Synonyms
Prostichopus Frentzen 1964