†Coelopleurus castroi Maury 1930 (sea urchin)
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Echinoidea - Arbacioida - Arbaciidae
Full reference: C. J. Maury. 1930. O Cretaceo da Parahyba do Norte. Serviço Geologico E Mineralogico do Brasil Monographia 8:1-305
Belongs to Coelopleurus according to C. J. Maury 1930
Sister taxa: Coelopleurus carolinensis, Coelopleurus coronaformis, Coelopleurus infulatus, Coelopleurus maculatus, Coelopleurus singularis, Murravechinus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Right bank of Rio Gramame (Roudairia zone), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate limestone in Brazil
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Right bank of Rio Gramame (Roudairia zone)
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