†Ovulechinus (sea urchin)
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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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