Definition of Micraster. Meaning of Micraster. Synonyms of Micraster

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Definition of Micraster

Micraster
Micraster Mi*cras"ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small + ? star.] (Paleon.) A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk formation; -- from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral furrows.

Meaning of Micraster from wikipedia

- Micraster is an extinct genus of echinoids from the Late Cretaceous to the early Eocene. Its remains have been found in Africa, Antarctica, Europe, and...
- Antrocaryon micraster is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. It is native to tropical Africa, where it occurs in Cameroon...
- Asteropeia micraster is a species of plant in the Asteropeiaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. The plant's natural habitat is sandy s****s. Randriantafika...
- The flame-throated sunangel or little sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae...
- Silurian Orthoceras fossil Eocene fossil flower from Florissant, Colorado Micraster echinoid fossil from England Productid brachiopod ventral valve; Roadian...
- (the Atelostomata) during the early Jur****ic. Some echinoids, such as Micraster in the chalk of the Cretaceous period, serve as zone or index fossils...
- creatures which are found as flint fossils, especially the internal moulds of Micraster echinoids. Several different ocean floor species such as brachiopods,...
- (1913) Lasiostelma Benth. (1876) Macropetalum Burch. ex Decne. (1844) Micraster Harv. (1868) Microstemma R.Br. (1810), nom. rej. Niota Adans. (1763) Siphonostelma...
- "One steps out of line—A "modern" Micraster species (Echinoidea, Spatangoida) with some old-fashioned look, Micraster ernsti sp. nov. from the Campanian...
- Tourmaline sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) Flame-throated sunangel (Heliangelus micraster) Purple-throated sunangel (Heliangelus viola) Royal sunangel (Heliangelus...