†Faujasia (sand dollar)
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Echinoidea - Clypeasteroida - Faujasiidae
Parent taxon: Faujasiidae according to A. B. Smith 1995
See also Kier 1962, Kier 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Australanthus, Domechinus, Eurypetalum, Fauraster, Gongrochanus, Lefortia, Petalobrissus, Pygidiolampas, Stigmatopyginae, Zuffardia
Subtaxa: Faujasia apicalis Faujasia chelonium Faujasia eccentripora
Ecology: slow-moving semi-infaunal detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of the Netherlands (1 collection)
• Cretaceous of Belgium (1), France (1), the Netherlands (2), Oman (8), Spain (1), the United Arab Emirates (1), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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