Ovulechinus (sea urchin)

Echinoidea - Cassiduloida

Parent taxon: Cassiduloida according to P. M. Kier 1966

See also Kier 1962, Sepkoski 2002 and Wagner and Durham 1966

Sister taxa: Astropygaulus, Bothryopneutes, Calilampus, Cassidulina, Centropygus, Claviaster, Clypeanthus, Conoclypeus, Echinanthus, Eogaleropygus, Gitolampas, Harduinia, Laticlypus, Lovenilampas, Neolampadina, Platypygus, Procassidulus, Pygurostoma, Stegopygus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore

Distribution: found only at Mira, Coimbra (Cretaceous of Portugal)

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